Digital BW, The Print

Jim -

>>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.<<

Thanks for the thought but I don't think that would do it.  When I aimed the
fan in there, it was moving a tremendous amount of air right onto the
freshly printed ink.  Even with all that air moving across the print to dry
it, I still had problems.  I don't think an added pause it going to be
enough.

>> 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???<<

I tried moving the lever to the thicker setting on my 1160.  No luck.  From
what I have read on the net, the thickness lever only adjusts the height of
the head itself and doesn't change the distance between the paper and the
rollers.

Thinner paper may work but I haven't researched to find out about what else
is available in a thinner stock.  FWIW, the papers I am using say they are
the same thickness as EAM/EEM.

There are instructions on the net where you insert shims (thin washers are
supposed to work well) under the mounting screws which attach the stamped
piece of metal (containing the rollers and wheels) to the chassis.  This is
supposed to increase the space and decrease the roller pressure.  As with
other methods, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't according to
various people.  Sometimes it introduces other problems.  I have been
reluctant to start taking apart my machine.

>>Just shots in the dark...<<

Thanks for help.

Doug