Digital BW, The Print

At 01:11 AM 11/24/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello Alan,
>
> >I think someone should start a BO list  :-)
>
>LOL!  No need for it, really.  It just needs to be treated like any
>other method.
>
>
> >I've been using BO for a book project on a new 1280 and with
> >refilled carts.
>
>Sounds interesting, what kind of project?  What ink?
>
>
> >After about five full tanks of black - I
> >haven't had to run a cleaning cycle yet - the color cart level
> >indicator shows it is nearing empty.  What gives?
>
>You know how the print head pauses a bit after every 10 or 12 passes?
>  During that pause the head is way over to the left side and I think
>it does a little head cleaning squirt of the other nozzles, so the
>color inks gradually get used.
>
>
>
> >Anybody got a fave BO paper?
>
>I prefer PhotoRag for final prints (work prints on EEM).  I love the
>look and have no flaking problems when I give the paper a rub with a
>soft cloth.  Prints worked up with EEM can look a tad light on PR, so
>I use a simple curve layer to pull them down.  I place a single
>adjustment point in the center (I/O 128-128), and pull it to the
>lower-right a few inits to I/O 131-124 or 133-122, depending on the
>image.
>
>
>Regards,
>Clayton
>
>
>Info on black and white digital printing at
>http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

Clayton.

I'm using plain old MIS ESC 1270-2-K  .  When that's gone I'll try some 
Ebony. Maybe a cheap skate like me should fill the color cart with Windex 
rather than waste good ink.

The book is the one on my tag line. I have six pages of 11 x 17 folded, BO 
pics and about 30 pages of  8-1/2 x 11 printed  and comb bound.

Thanks for the paper info.  Someday when I have some time I want to try 
mixing own dye/pig combo and also try double hit black.  Next I'll look 
into varnishes.

AZ


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