Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Thanks for your input. It's tough to give up on the 1160 but the price to
keep it running might be more for sentimental value than it's worth. I like
my 1280 and if the deal is good enough I might go for one of his 1270's or
get another 1280. He is a very reputable owner/operator and I trust him.

I did notice a conspicuous lack of 2200 mention. Was that a gentle hint?

Thanks again,

Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] printers....replace or repair


> Barry,
>
> When my 1160 crashed, I paid the price to have it fixed (about what I paid
> for it originally).  It is the perfect printer for my ink development and
> experimentation -- really a nice machine.
>
> That said, as we start to get into RC paper, the differences between the
> quad and hextone quality are going to show a lot more.  I have a 1280
> sitting on for floor that will replace the 1160 soon.  Since there still
> seems to be a lot of interest in the 1160, I might do a new curves set for
> it with the production Ultra Tone B&W inks (if MIS ever sends me some).
> However, that may be the end of the line for the 1160 for me.  I think the
> newer hextone printers are going to be necessary to get the best results
> with the more critical RC papers.  I suspect the 1270 is the oldest
printer
> that will be able to print state of the art prints on RC papers with the
> Ultra Tone inks.
>
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> __________________________________
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bgs [mailto:bgs@...]
> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 11:26 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] printers....replace or repair
>
>
> Howdy,
>
> I have an 1160 that started acting weird. This printer was a dream for a
> couple of years. I use the CFS MIS-vm The prints after Paul's curves were
> added were very dark. I printed squares of the separate cartridge
positions
> and they started looking strange except for the black position. The tubes
> were correctly positioned and the swabs from the bottles looked fine.
Nozzle
> checks fired but the lower group seemed a little darker than they should.
I
> also printed the Epson test sheet from the pdf file that the service guy
> sent me. Was not good tonally. I committed the printer to the local
> Authorized Epson hospital. The owner eventually (while we were on the
phone)
> drew some pigment from the yellow position and told me it was dark. Said
> there is a great possibility that the cartridge could have a split and the
> pigments were mixing. I am going to get new cartridges for him at his
> suggestion.
>
> Now comes the quandary. I had a new head put in in December but he is not
> sure yet if this head is firing properly. He also said that Epson probably
> won't guaranty a new head after this length of time. I am also close
enough
> to the mandatory maintenance time where he says it will stop printing soon
> so it does need maintenance. I have a 1280 but would still need another
> printer to do color and b/w. He has some 1270's which I could get a deal
on
> or I could possibly spring for a 2200 and fast for a while. Would love to
> have my 1160 run or find another but that may not happen. WHICH WAY SHOULD
I
> GO!!   I'm old and retired but full of life. The stock market didn't kill
me
> but hasn't made me happy either.  Advice kindly accepted. Thank you all.
>
> Barry S. or bgs
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