Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Have you (or anyone else???) tried drilling a hole into the top of an 
original Epson c86 cart and re-filling it?

Is there any reason this wouldn't work?

Just a thought...

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> > I bought the pre-filled EZ inks for my C86, and the cartridges 
don't
> > have stoppers. Does this mean that these aren't the Easy Refill
> > Cartridges?  I'm starting to get low on ink, and I had planned on
> > refilling.
> 
> If they are clear and have a spongeless reservoir, they should be 
able to be
> re-filled easily.  Although it sounds like you will have to drill a 
hole.
> (Be sure you're able to close the hole in an air-tight manner.)
> 
> If the carts are not clear with the spongeless reservoir, then 
bottom
> filling in the old style will be needed.  With this approach foam 
will stop
> you from getting as much ink in the cart as it originally had.  I'm 
not a
> fan of bottom filling because it also makes the filter ineffective.
> 
> > On another note, I've been pretty happy with my two C86s so far, 
one for
> > color and one for bw.  With color, I really like the look of 
Epson's
> > Enhanced Matte. Is there a paper with a similar look that's 
archival?
> 
> The usual papers like Hahnemuhle, Innova and PremierArt are 
archival.  I
> think the PremierArt 205 is a good, durable paper for a fair price 
(MIS now
> carries this -- see http://www.inksupply.com/paper.cfm#pahp, and 
see also
> http://www.itsupplies.com/cgi-
bin/itsupplies.storefront/4284d4160161816c273f
> 40018014063e/Catalog/1518).   The Innova offerings -- a whole set --
 are
> very nice, with a slightly better dmax.  The "Ultra Smooth 
FibaPrint" is a
> particularly interesting, nicely-priced option.  (See
> http://www.shadesofpaper.com/innova.htm near the bottom of the 
page.)   H.
> PhotoRag has a slightly better dmax that some see as the standard.  
Be
> careful of its sensitive surface.
> 
> 
> 
> > ... I also have some Epson premium semi-matte on the way. Does
> > spraying it with Premier Art Shield increase the gloss with this 
paper?
> 
> It does change it a bit, but the positives outweigh the negatives.  
I dry
> mount this paper.  It then takes on some of the texture of the 
underlying
> matte board, which may actually help make it look more like the 
silver
> prints I'm used to.
> 
> Premium Semigloss is another good option that does have less 
texture than
> Luster, which I also don't like.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com