Digital BW, The Print

Ben,

> I was/am not aware that you can remove the parking pads. I assume
> this is needed to 'rinse them' - Please advise.

No, I rinse them off in place with a syringe fitted with a short rubber tube
or with a bottom fill adapter.  I will occasionally wipe them off with a
paper towel between carefully squirting them with the UC base or windex. 

> I need to store the 1280 (now only for B+W) for months at a
> time whilst I photograph. Any storage ideas will be appreciated.

I'd rinse the pad and replace the cart with an EZ-refill, sponge-less cart
filled with UC base (4 parts water to 3 parts glycerin).  Run a cleaning
cycle to get virtually all the pigs out of the system.  (MIS UC
base-flushing fluid at http://www.inksupply.com/ut7500.cfm may be the same
as my formula, but I don't know.)


> 
> Also, a general question: I am using the cartridge UT-FSN set up. It
> is the first B+W system I've tried. In your opinion (or anyone
> elses), should I try other set-ups? This seems to be working.

If it is doing what you want, then there is no more archival or better
inkset of that tone that I am aware of.

I like to be able to do more different things, so I usually have UT2, UT7,
UT-FSN+, Glop, and an endless variety of combinations in my printers.
However, I don't recommend this to most.  Find what works for you and is the
least amount of trouble, and stick with it.  

Simple monotone inksets can be excellent, and those monotone curves are all
I expect most will ever want to deal with.  (In fact, most won't even want
to deal with these, so the Epson driver slider controls of the UT2 and UT7
inksets have some advantages even over a simple grayscale curve.)


> Keep in mind that I am a graduate student,

You might be interested in the monotone curves editing tutorial I have on
line at http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/Monotone_Curves.htm .


Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 







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> -- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Ben,
> >
> > What I've occasionally had is a black line that is caused
> by "junk" (dried
> > pigs, I assume) on the head deflecting one or more jets off to the
> side.  I
> > have always been able to cure this by cleaning the head with
> Windex that is
> > on a folded paper towel or, best, a 1/2 inch strip of bias tape
> (available
> > in the sewing sections of many stores, including Wal-Mart).  (I'm
> looking at
> > a package of Wrights Single Fold 1/2" bias tape.)  Before I had
> the bias
> > tape, I'd cut and fold a paper towel to about 1/2 inch.
> >
> > I soak the tape with Windex, turn off the printer, release the
> head by
> > rotating the white gear at the left toward me, raise the head (for
> thick
> > paper), lay the soaked tape in the channel over which the head
> travels, move
> > the head over the tape, lower the head, grab ends of the tape, and
> pull it
> > back and forth across the head.  Then, of course, put the head
> back in its
> > place the move the gear back to lock the head.
> >
> > This should knock and pigment build-up off the surface of the head.
> >
> > I also rinse the parking pads periodically with windex or "UC
> base" (4 parts
> > H2O to 3 parts glycerin. MIS may sell this as "UC base."  I mixed
> it for
> > diluting UC inks.  It has no binder in it, but the water and
> glycerin -- an
> > excellent dispersant and humicant -- will clean the sponge
> nicely.  I also
> > use the UC base for printer storage.  No binder or pigs should
> mean no
> > clogging.)
> >
> > Once I've cleaned the heads and pads, one cleaning cycle usually
> has
> > resulted in the errant line disappearing.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ben_zlotkin [mailto:ben@b...]
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 11:50 AM
> > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [Digital BW] Epson 1280 with MIS UT printing problem
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Im fairly new to this, so if this is a common problem that has
> been
> > > covered - please just
> > > point me in the right direction.
> > >
> > > Im printing with the MIS UTFSN cartrides (Matte Black) on an
> Epson 1280.
> > > The paper is
> > > Epson EM.
> > >
> > > The problem Im having is with images where one area has heavy
> deep black
> > > shadows.
> > > 'Below' these areas I am getting dark lines after the dark
> section(s). By
> > > below, I mean the
> > > section the print head covers after it has covered the dark
> section. It is
> > > as if the black ink
> > > flow (or another dark black) does not shut down as fas as it
> should. By
> > > the time the print
> > > head is back at the other side of the print and starting its
> next run, the
> > > problem is gone
> > > until the dark section is covered again.
> > >
> > > This is hard to explain - if someone knows what Im talking
> about, please
> > > let me know.
> > > Otherwise, I'll post an image on Monday.
> > >
> > > Thank youall for your time,  Ben Z
> > >
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