Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley" 
<tyler@t...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "bwmaven" 
<jtdomenici@a...> 
> wrote:
> ...
> > Since I only intend to do BO, is it possible to fool the 4000 
> > into thinking it's a 1-color printer so that I never have to 
> > load the other 7 carts?...
> 
> I suppose it's possible to bet some empty carts from MIS or 
someone, and a chip resetter, 
> but I don't think it's a good idea. In fact, I think it would be a 
good idea to print something 
> with those inks every week or so just to run ink through the lines 
and heads. Also, 
> utilizing those inks for your question below will be a good idea.
> 
> 
> > 2) Does anybody mix their own inks, or is that a recipe for 
disaster? 
> > 
> > I ask because the Eboni ink (which I'd planned to use for BO)
> > looks a smidge neutral/cool to my taste and the Epson black 
> > (which I used on the 2200) can easily look too warm.
> 
> People do mix, but you'll be going around in circles getting it 
just right, mixing, loading 
> carts, initiating the printer, printing tests. THen if you don't 
quite like yet, purging the 
> printer and starting over.
> I think you are much better off spending the $50 on QTR and using 
your color inks to fine 
> tune your hue. You can still use the MIS K ink if you like. In fact 
you could use any of the 
> MIS inksets that provide selectable hue I suppose. But if you are 
new to QTR I'd use a set 
> that other QTR users already have and "profiles/curves" are 
available at present. THat way 
> you can begin printing right away instead of haveing to learn it.
> 
> This way you can do something very much like BO but a bit of the 
other inks to nail your 
> hue. EVen with the out of the box Epson inks.
> 
> Tyler

Not much more to add to this except for one thing... If you do find 
that you aren't using certain colors (like full magenta and full 
cyan, or the other way around) you could install cleaning carts in 
those positions, cleaning fluid is much cheaper than ink. It might 
also help to keep the capping station cleaner, which might help 
prevent the other heads from clogging (theory, haven't tried it). You 
will still need a chip reset tool unless you buy a bottle ink system 
with the auto reset chips.