Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Kip Babington 
<cbabing3@g...> wrote:

> Anybody know if this "nicking" is just an adjustment, or is it a 
sign 
> that the printer is wearing out?  

Kip,

What thickness paper are you using? My C86 gets fussy or downright 
uncooperative with papers much thicker than 11 mil or so. I've had 
damaged paper/ink "spatter" but not in the exact way you described. 
The symptoms developed after several sheets of Hanhnemuhle Photo Rag 
fed/printed just fine. Going to a somewhat reduced thickness paper 
helped but still led to damaged paper. So now I stick to 11mil or so 
papers, for the sake of the print as well as printer longevity (I do 
miss using the thicker papers though).

On a separate tangent: How are you binding the photo books? I've 
been wanting to get into this. Any references/tips for getting 
started? Are you using all archival materials?

Mitch