Digital BW, The Print

If you can get the black head unclogged it could
probably do decent Black Only prints with MIS Eboni. 
I have done that with a 1200 and was pleased with the
results.  My first Epson printers were EXs.  If you
want to get really adventurous you could try the UT-R2
since it is a hextone ink set for a 6 color printer. 
According to a post by Pual Roark some time ago, you
could only have to buy 3 bottles of bulk ink:

Eboni or Photo Black for the Black position
Neutral midtone dark for the C and the M positions
Neutral midtone light for the LC, LM, and Y positions

Mike Brubaker



--- Karissa <wench_in_progress@...> wrote:

> Hi Folks
> 
> I'm in the process of implementing my BW output
> workflow (based a lot 
> on advice from Paul and Clayton...thanks, guys, but
> I'm probably not 
> finished picking your brains yet<g>) and saw, out of
> the corner of my 
> eye, my old Epson Stylus Photo EX.
> 
> I gave it to my husband when I upgraded, but it has
> mostly been 
> sitting around idle.  Even after repeated cleaning
> cycles, I can't 
> get the black ink to print.  I was going to consign
> it to the trash 
> heap, but before I did so, I thought I'd ask if
> anyone still makes 
> monochrome inks for it.  If so, it might be worth
> seeing if I can 
> physically unclog the head (blasting caps, magical
> incantations, 
> whatever).  It's not as if I have a lot to lose if I
> mess it up, so I 
> can afford to be bold.
> 
> I realize we're talking way-outdated technology but
> if there's any 
> use for it (even for contact sheet output or ransom
> notes) I'd like 
> to put it to use.
> 
> Any ideas?  Or is this just Karissa jousting at
> windmills, yet again?
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Peace,
> 
> Karissa
> 
> 
> 
> 


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