Digital BW, The Print

John,

I use almost exactly the same set up except with a Keencut dual rotary blade large cutter 
and print to Museum Etching!  With the waste I see with the rolls, the price of the larger 
sheets is not too different in actual use.  In any case, the cost is passed on to the 
customer.   Be careful using the automatic cutter with the thicker papers.  I have done it 
with Ultra Smooth but there is a fairly good chance that with Museum Etching, your asking 
for problems down the road.  One major question I have for you regarding the Museum 
Etching.  I have probably went through about 7 rolls thus far and on every single roll AND 
on the sheets, I see these small tiny black or gray dots every so many feet.  Looks like 
where a machine has handled or marked it.  Never ever saw this with German Etching and 
its a real issue as It will almost invaribly end up in a white border or margin ever so often 
unless I waste some of this very expensive paper.  Have you seen this?  

Tariq


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" <deanwork2003@...> 
wrote:
>
> For the life of me I can't understand you guys paying that kind of
> money for sheet of rag media. To me it is just not even something I
> would remotely consider at those prices. I have only had one issue
> with using good roll media, and that is flattening the prints
> afterwards, and that is certainly no big deal for me. I brush the
> media quickly while on the machine with a large drafting brush, and I
> have no flaking problems at all anymore. But the key for me was when I
> bought the 53" Rototrim paper cutter that will accept the width of the
> lare rolls, it costs $700.00. But I got it half price with a teacher
> discount. This self sharpening device has been my most loyal friend
> for 5 years and is still like new. 
> 
> As a matter of fact for roll paper I am using the very thick
> Hahnemuhle Museum Etching rag now at 350 gsm and the 9600 cuts through
> it completely just fine. Even the old 7000 scores is so well I just
> tear it off very easily, however usually what I do in a print run is
> stroke the edges of each print in PS with a thin grey line and take
> them to the Rototrim all at once with a number of prints on that roll.
> I couldn't imagine sitting here feeding a sheet at a time like a robot
> all day. I'd rather be in the other room watching a DVD or or working
> on the drum scaner or another printer. What I would really like to
> have is one of those mechanized roll up devices for the bottom of the
> printer that would allow you to print a half a roll or more at a time
> out of a good rip. Now that would make me money while I sleep. I do
> all my proofing of many things at once and evaluate all that way
> before the final output.
> 
> John
>