Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Fisher"
<dougfisher@e...> wrote:

> Pizza wheel tracks/marks have been a major problem for me.  They are
very
> prominent in the areas containing darker shades of gray and black.  
> 
> If anyone works out a solution, please post it!
> 
> Doug

Print at 2880 to slow printer down- gives ink time to dry? You'd need
different curves-Paul once worked up some for 1280 at 2880. I haven't
used this ink OR RC paper so no direct experience.

Not to harp on the 2200 again (and again), but it has a control where
you can insert a variable # of seconds pause after each pass, though I
haven't tried it out. This assumes you use the Epson driver and not
IP5 or another RIP. Also, it allows you to cut down % ink layed
down...IP5 allows this second feature too.

I don't know if you can get a little reverse engineering done to allow
a pause command to be inserted into the other printers driver (1280,
1160). Interesting thought though. Have to live with extended printing
times... you could roughly test theory by hitting the pause button in
Epson dialog every so often.

The other thought I had was if wide paper is used would pressure on
individual wheels be less? I don't think the 1280 is spring loaded but
the 2200 wheels are mounted in a spring loaded sheet metal plate. I
don't think varying the thickness lever has an effect but if you could
stand it, a thinner version of paper if it exists might cause less
pressure from wheels???

Just shots in the dark...
Jim H.