Digital BW, The Print

Hi Martin,

Yes, the roll holders are not too substantial! Something I should have added
earlier is that I _think_ I read somewhere that you can get 4' wide rolls
cut down to 2' wide - or presumably even 1'. I think I heard / read the term
'band-saw' which from my school days suggested a very wobbly rough cut! I
guess a professional could do better...

Some of you may be aware that I just got a 7000 (big GRINS) - it seems
ironic, but I have had more issues with curling (and print-head scuffing) on
the Epson Semigloss paper roll provided that I ever recall having with
roll-holder on the 1160. This may be for two possible reasons, including
paper thickness and the 1160's supposed design to handle only thinner
papers - i.e. it pushes the paper harder and flatter before the print-head -
as opposed to the 7000's design to handle thicker papers etc etc. (I am
printing Epson OEM on Epson OEM whilst I await my Piezography Pro24!)

But please, don't take me too seriously just yet, as a wide format printer
is a total different ballgame and I feel like I am just about to experience
another great learning curve! Having said that - it would be rather nice if
my XPAN shots could be enlarged to 24" by 72"!!!!

nij

-----Original Message-----
From: mwesley250@... [mailto:mwesley250@...]
Sent: 30 July 2001 06:46
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] Panarama Paper was Re: hi
everyone


Hi Nij,

Welcome aboard!

I see the panarama and roll paper on the Epson site but as I recall
the results with the Piezo inks is less than rewarding. Perhaps if
there is enough interest and agreement on which paper, some of us
could get together and place a special for 13" rolls or say 13 X 30
or 13 X 36 sheets? Having seen the roll adapters for the Epson
desktops I have some doubts about their ability to handle the heavy
papers.

Martin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Nij" <nigel@n...> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Get the Epson Roll Paper Holder part no C811061 (in the UK) - it
costs about
> ?22 over here. So far, I've only ever used Epson Photo paper in the
rolls
> with it... I now have a 7000 however, so I have even less reason to
use it!
> I think I will still aim to use cut-down sheets where possible
though.
> Flattening out the paper before printing can be a drag, and risks
damaging
> the paper. I think that A1 sheets (goodness knows what you can get
in A1
> sheets???) would give you two strips of the noted dimensions??? I
just
> checked a UK Hahnemuhle price list, and they skip from A2 to 36"
rolls. By
> the way, Epson Panoramic paper is A2 cut in half length-ways - I
quite like
> the format and size - but am planning something similar to yourself
for
> larger prints.
>
> Can't answer you about anything else, but I am starting to get to
grips with
> Somerset Enhanced Velvet for some of my softer images.
>
> I like it!
>
> Nij
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnny Deadman [mailto:john@p...]
> Sent: 30 July 2001 00:54
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> Subject: [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] hi everyone
>
>
> I guess a lot of you will know me from other lists, but here's
a 'hi'
> anyway. Thanks to Martin for starting this list...as soon as I
heard about
> it I knew it was a good idea.
>
> I use the piezo inks on an 1160 run off a Mac... I *was* printing
mainly on
> EAM and Somerset Enhanced but since EAM now apparently goes green I
need to
> find another main sqeeze.
>
> Here's a question someone may be able to answer: what's the best
paper
> available in rolls? I have some panoramas I want to print BIG, like
12"x36".
> and how do you feed it into an 1160?
>
> --
> John Brownlow
>
> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
>
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