Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Tom Keesling" 
<tom.keesling@a...> wrote:
> Martin,
> 
> I got the SFA from Atlantic Exchange in 24 x 30 inch sheets and 
then 
> cut it as needed.

Tom,

Are you cutting it by hand or do you have a paper cutter large enough 
to handle it?

> I didn't mention in my original post that I've ordered some Photo 
Rag 
> and it should arrive today. I've been paying close attention to all 
> the comments on the various papers on this list and on others. The 
> positive comments on this paper prompted me to order the 17x22 
sheets 
> (I also have a 3000 printer) to try.

Let us know how you like it.
 
> By the way, I am having a little trouble getting the thicker papers 
> to feed into the 1280. But all I need to do is give the sheet a 
> little assist as the printer begins the paper feed process. Once 
the 
> printer has grabbed the paper, there's no problem, even with the 
SFA 
> 425gsm.

The heaviest I have used so far in the 1280 are the Eclipse Satine 
300gsm and velvet 350gsm. Both feed without any encouragement unlike 
my 1200 that needs a bit of a push. There seems to be a fair amount 
of variation in the transport on the desktop printers.
 
> Also, I should have mentioned that I aligned the print heads for 
the 
> SFA before making my prints and didn't readjust for the Eclipse or 
> Museo papers. Based on this experience, I doubt that readjustment 
for 
> the lighter-weight papers would have made any noticable difference. 
I 
> had been concerned earlier that I'd have to realign the printer 
prior 
> to each and every paper change. Apparently, my concern was 
unfounded.

I have not noticed any benefit to doing a realignment when changing 
papers. For the current print exchange I used Eclipse Satine 190gsm 
for working prints and then did the final prints on the 300gsm 
without a head alignment and I cannot see any difference. This is a 
really good thing because the head alignment procedure on the 1280 is 
very lengthy!

Martin

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