Digital BW, The Print

I have an 1160 doing nothing and am tempted to experiment if MIS can 
answer some questions about what optimizer actually is. I do not want 
to damage the printer. 

I came to exactly the same conclusion, print with the black cart, BO 
style. If it worked, I even thought of rigging a CFS just for the 
black cart. I know MIS do all the bits. This would make it very cheap 
to run.

I'll email MIS today and see what they say.

Peter

PS Glad to know that I'm not crazy yet !!
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven 
Karafyllakis" <steve@s...> wrote:
> 
> Plaese keep us posted! I think an old printer with the optimiser in 
> the K position might work-print black only, and take the gloss out 
> to the edge after the print is dry and signed. I have a partially 
> defunct 1270 that's sitting around just waiting for this!
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis
> 
> > even using an old printer that is not being used. However as you 
> say 
> > how is it actually applied? I might just email MIS. They sell 
> bottles 
> > of the stuff, they might be able to help.
> >  
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale 
> > <stevekale@b...> wrote:
> > > Well it would be easy to make a curve that had gloss optimiser 
> in 
> > it and you
> > > could simply either the C or M slot if you are using QTR with 
> > colour inks.
> > > (A UC ink curve already mixes LC, LM, and LC to give a cool 
> > curve.)  But a
> > > few questions arise:
> > > 
> > > * my understanding is that the optimiser goes on after the ink 
> in 
> > the R800.
> > > That is the ink is laid down and then the optimiser follows.  
> With 
> > QTR and
> > > optimiser in one of the cartridges, optimiser would get mixed 
> into 
> > the
> > > dither pattern.  So this may be an issue.
> > > 
> > > * one would have to be sure that a 21/2200 can actually jet the 
> > optimiser.
> > > I don't know enough about the mechanics of the optimiser on the 
> > R800.  Is it
> > > laid down like ink or does it have some other apparatus?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > From: bwbonkers <PeterDLevis@a...>
> > > > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:32:51 -0000
> > > > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: [Digital BW] Bronzing - A Crazy Idea
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Ok here is my crazy idea.
> > > > 
> > > > Epson 2100/2200 using QTR - Am I right in saying that only 4 
> inks 
> > are
> > > > used, Black, Light Black, Light Cyan, and Light Magenta. 
> Yellow,
> > > > Magenta and Cyan are not used. If this is this case it would 
> easy 
> > to
> > > > replace one of these with a gloss optimiser cart. I know MIS 
> are
> > > > producing a CFS for the Epson R800 and so gloss optimiser is
> > > > available and so are empty carts for the 2100. Problem is how 
> > would
> > > > you program QTR to use it ? Could it be done within the curve
> > > > profiles? Am I going mad ?
> > > > 
> > > > Just a crazy thought.
> > > > 
> > > > Peter