Digital BW, The Print

Thanks for the real-world report, John. My 4000 cutter glides thru the
Ultrasmooth roll paper like it was butter, so I believe I'll be
continuing that and hoping for the best. If it dulls, I hope it will
gracefully fail and simply score the paper like your 10K with
Hahnemuhle.

-Ron

> -----Original Message-----
> From: john dean [mailto:deanwork2003@...] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 9:33 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] auto roll cutting thick media
> 
> I have been printing large prints on my Ep. 10K on very thick 
> 308 gsm and similar media 
> for 3 years constantly, almost everyday, and have used the 
> paper cutter for almost 
> everything. My printer cuts Ultra-Smooth all the way through 
> as well as Somerset Velvet, 
> and scores the Hahnemuhle Papers nicely so all you have to do 
> is tear them by hand for a 
> clean smooth edge. After three years I just noticed that it 
> isn't quite making it through 
> Somerset anymore in the middle section without a little help 
> from the sharp scissors I use. 
> So, it is time for me to replace the blade. But. you know 
> I've saved a lot of time these past 
> 3 years by using that internal blade on rag papers. 
> 
> Now.... whether this is the story with the 9600 and smaller 
> prints I just don't know. It 
> could well be that they are not as substantial in size or 
> durability of the blade edge. I 
> would ask Epson, but they will tell you to not use it on the 
> rag media thicker than theirs 
> anyway. But it was always my impression that all of their rag 
> papers ( smooth fine art, 
> somerset for Epson, ultra-smooth) we given a slightly thinner 
> profile so that these paper 
> cutters would work. 
> 
> Your right that it is a pain to remove the roll and take it 
> over to the paper trimmer after 
> each run. On my printer if the edge isn't totally straight it 
> won't print and without scoring, 
> the chances of cutting a perfect edge by hand are quite low. 
> For awhile I had my 72" 
> rototrim on the floor by the printer and that was a real 
> pain. I guess you could set up a 
> table in front of the printer with a big paper cutter on it 
> and do it that way. I personally 
> don't have room for doing that and I need my trimmer for 
> other work all the time.
> 
> john.