Digital BW, The Print

Sorry for the late reply, but thanks to those who responded with their
experiences.  I was able to buy a 3000 on ebay and look forward to
experimenting.

Thanks again!

John

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "mojojones2001"
<mojojones@c...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> This is my first post to this group. (I've got a lot of questions but
> I'll try to start off slow!)  
> 
> I've been printing for several years with a couple Epson 1200's; one
> set up with Generations Archival color inks and one set up with
> PiezoTone with generally good results.  However I'm looking to branch
> out and do some experimenting with other inks, workflows, custom
> mixing, etc.  After looking at some of the option's it seems that
> there aren't as many options for the 1200's as other printers so I'm
> looking for another way to go.  I looked at maybe going with a 1280 or
> 2200 (though it seems a waste to use a 2200 for messing around).  Then
> I saw that 3000's were going fairly cheap on ebay.  There seems to be
> considerable workflow/RIP support for them and they have individual
> carts for switching inks, but they are quite long in the tooth at this
> point.  I remember that some time back there was a lot of talk about
> poor paper handling and clogging so I was wonder what you all thought
> about them now and recommendations on whether it would be worth the
> setup in light of more modern printers.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> John