Digital BW, The Print

I too have had a problem with the 8.5 x 11 Crane Silver Rag loading and
feeding correctly.   When I first used the paper earlier this year I had
a problem with the paper curling up at the edges.   I was frankly
surprised that no one else had mentioned this problem and thought I was
unique.  My smudging was on the sides and top of the page.

When I contacted Crane they acknowledged the problem and said they were
working to fix it before the product was released.  It apparently has to
do with the high cotton content of the product.   It was suggested that
high temperature and humidity might be contributing to the curl.

When I finally purchased my first box of paper I found that the problem
was still evident.  The long side of the paper curled on both sides
approx. 3/8".

Since I live in San Francisco I doubt if high temperature is the
problem, but humidity is often above 50%.   I've taken to pressing my
pages under weights so that when I print the paper will stay relatively
flat if I print within a few minutes of inserting the paper into my
Epson 2400 printer.

Not the perfect solution, but it allows me to use the paper.  I hope in
the future Crane resolves the curling issue completely.

Kevin Bradford

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ajberky"
<alanberkson@...> wrote:
>
> I recently received my first order of Crane Silver Rag in 8.5x11 and
> 13x19 and tried some test prints on the 2400.  I used the 8.5x11
> sheets and had some trouble getting the printer to load the paper
> normally from the top.  I tried a number of times to auto load then
> printed when I was finally successful.  The first few were ok - used
> the Crane's profile, though my calibrated monitor (with eyeone) was
> quite a bit lighter than the muddy print. This was disconcerting but
> even more is that the most recent print has an ink splotch at the
> lower corner and some random ink splatters near the bottom 1/3.
> Before I commit to any more printing I would like to know if anyone
> has has a similar experience and any help for a solution. I have been
> using the printer fairly sucessfully with ilford galerie smooth papers
> - mainly in ABW and using the ilford profiles for toned images.
>



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