Digital BW, The Print

Tariq,

Oh no. That is terrible. No, I've seen no flaws in the about 4 rolls
of the Museum Etching that I've used so far. I don't know if this is
just my experience or not but this paper seems a lot more durable than
German Etching, far less tender, and I've been putting a lot blacks
down on it. It seems  more like the Innova coating but with better
dmax. I sure hope I don't experience any problem because this is my
new favourite paper because I'll send it back, immediately. I'm about
to do two large portfolios with this stuff and I can't deal with that.

I'll tell you right now I've been using Hahnemuhle papers for about 6
years, every month, and never have I had a quality control problem of
any kind. It has been my most consistently good media. I don't think
that is luck, I think it is a good German craftsmanship. I will keep a
look out though. Thanks for the forewarning. 

John




 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
> >
>