Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani" <shileshjani@b...> 
wrote:
> I have not used the EZN inks. But......
> 
> The "N" of EZ inks is produced by adding similar amounts of cyan + 
> magenta = blue to the otherwise warm carbon inks. So, imagine if the 
> pigments in your ink settled over time and the amount of settling was 
> different for cyan and magenta. Now you may have filled the inks with 
> a cyan-rich (or maganta-defient) fraction from the bottle.
> 
> So, I would try shaking the bottle thorougly before extracting ink 
> from it. You may already have removed enough ink to throw the entire 
> bottle off-kilter.

OK, that's good information. I didn't know they'd colored it to get neutral. I do shake the 
bottles gently before using, but not enough to foam them up. You may be right that I've 
distorted the mix by now.

I've ordered the EZW set, but inksupply.com probably won't get it here in time for me to 
get ready for the exhibit. Time to panic. ;-)

I think I'll try refilling, with a bit more agitation this time. At this point it can't hurt.

Thanks for your help.

Steve.