Digital BW, The Print

Ernst,

Thanks for the suggestions.  After this recent round of discussion on 
potential glop hazards I 'm going to hold off using it in the 4000.  
I've been using glop in the 2200 for a few weeks without problems, so 
I'll just keep it there for overcoating the smaller prints and monitor 
the situation.  Also, the larger PKN BO prints I'm doing in the 4000 on 
Epson premium semigloss don't need any glop.  If I need to coat other 
types of large prints from the 4000 I'll just use a spray and or wax to 
be safe.

Carl

On Feb 4, 2005, at 3:10 PM, Ernst Dinkla wrote:

>
> Carl Schofield wrote:
>> Thanks Paul.  I'll scratch that option off my list for using glop in a
>> 4000.  I'm still considering the dual pass option with glop in the MK
>> slot for overlay application.
>>
>> Carl
>
> I think there are many good reasons to either use a dedicated,
> permanent ink channel for glop or a cheap second printer for
> glob only and in both cases applying Glop after printing. I've
> seen 3000's for 250 Euro secondhand and it would be a nice
> glop companion for a 4000. The first time glop was mentioned
> here I asked whether it influenced bleed etc when applied at
> the same time with the inks. Expecting similar effects that
> one gets when varnish is applied too short after a halftone
> printrun in silkscreen printing. In the last case dotgain gets
> higher.
>
> Using one ink channel for glop one time and another time for
> an ink is asking for trouble imho. Heads are not that easy to
> clean.
>
> However a 3000 with tinted glop per channel could deliver some
> nice simulations of older photographic processes. Fake of
> course. But that never stopped progress.
>
> Ernst