Digital BW, The Print

FYI, 

I was able to fix (mostly) the roller mark issue by selecting the
thick paper option in the printer driver.  For museum etching,
however, I still had to bend the leading edge of the paper so it would
feed properly.

It also looks like part of the feed mechanism is like a rubber
band/belt and that's what was leaving the "treads" on the print.  

Brian
http://www.brianchapmanphotography.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m, "Brian Chapman"
<brianechapman@...> wrote:
>
> A couple questions about roller marks...
> 
> 1.  How do I know if a "band" on the paper is from a roller?  
> - i have a band on one side of the paper, about half an inch wide and 
> 20% from the edge, that looks like the paper is compressed and maybe 
> there is some ink there than can be rubbed off with some brisk rubbing 
> from a t-shirt.  if there is a print on the paper (the example above 
> was when the paper was rolled through the printer without printing) 
> there appears to be a scuff type mark within that same half inch band, 
> most noticably in the darker tones. 
> 
> 2.  Is that fixed by this? http://inksupply.info/index.php?
> _a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=75&nav=+%26gt%3B+%3Ca+href%3D%
> 27index.php%3F_a%3Dknowledgebase%26_j%3Dsubcat%26_i%3D1%27%3ETips%
> 2C+Tricks%2C+and+Terms%3C%2Fa%3E
> 
> 3.  Will pinning the roller up harm the ability of the printer to feed 
> certain types of paper?  
> 
> 4.  Is it better to clean the roller rather than pin them up as 
> described in #2?  If so, is there an article with instructions on 
> cleaning the roller(s)?  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Brian
> http://www.brianchapmanphotography.com
>