Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Reinald S. 
Nielsen" <n984652@...> wrote:
>
> For several years, on carts for Canon i860 and i950 printers, I 
have 
> drilled a #36 hole, run a 6-32 tap through it, and installed a 1/8 
inch 
> Allen head set screw to fill the hole.  When run in to be flush 
with the 
> cart surface, a small piece of masking tap assures an air-tight 
seal.
> 
> After acquiring an Epson 2200 for black and white printing, I 
purchased 
> UT-7 inks and the ARC-2200-EC-SET of transparent carts from MIS for 
> refilling.  There are no sealing plugs for the carts (which do have 
> sponges).  The initial part of the fill hole is slightly smaller 
than a 
> #22 drill, which for some unknown purpose, necks to a smaller 
diameter.  
> Enlarging the entire hole with a #22 drill permits tapping it for a 
> 10-32 screw; the hole is long enough that a quarter-inch Allen head 
> screw is just accommodated when run in flush.  As with the dye-
based 
> Canon carts, a small piece of masking tape assures a tight seal.
> 
> The sponge in the 2200 carts assures that plastic chips that might 
arise 
> in drilling and tapping do not get to the output orifice.  In the 
> several 2200 carts that I have equipped with a set screw, I have 
looked 
> carefully, but been unable to see any loose material in the tank.  
When 
> the tap is backed out, it seems to carry all the material 
(cuttings, 
> chips, what-have-you) created while tapping the hole.
> 
> My experience suggests that this means for sealing cartridge fill 
holes 
> will be satisfactory on spongeless cartridges.
> 
> Reinald in Eastern Maine
>
Many thanks to Ke, Edward, timeexposure and Reinald for your useful 
tips.

Colin
www.colinconwayphotography.com