Digital BW, The Print

Hi Philip

I hope you have more sucess with the R800 than I have recently.  I use it
with the NK7 inkset which is great, however when trying to produce prints
for the current print exchange I had feed problems with every sheet of Photo
Rag Satin I used and damage from the rollers on perhaps 80-90% of the
prints.  Changing to Bradford Rag produced exactly the same problem.  I will
try your sandpaper trick to see if it improves the feed as I have been very
happy with the printer up to now.

David Whistance

 prints-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Philip
Schwartz
Sent: 20 December 2006 02:16
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] R220 R340/320


  More data points: I also use both a C86 and R200 to print using MIS
  inks on matte papers. I have three R200s, and while they can make
  beautiful prints, the paper handling is TERRIBLE. Much of the time
  they won't even reliably feed standard bond, or Epson Enhanced Matte.
  My finished prints are all on paper weights 190 - 300 gsm. Sometimes
  it is impossible to get these papers to feed without damaging the
  paper. Sometimes I can get the paper fed with devious manual
  intervention. Feeding sandpaper through the paper path is another
  stupid trick I use to keep a tooth on the rollers so they will grab
  the paper. I had an old 900 Color Stylus that had an adjustable platen
  that worked well. I guess that was before the marketers took
  charge :) These desktop printers are really toys that are capable of
  astonishing print quality, but there can be a lot of heartache in the
  process.
  The C86 won't autofeed the heavier papers, but it will always feed
  with a simple manual assist.
  The R200 is so poor in this regard I am going to try B&W inks in an
  R800, but nothing to report yet.
  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Danny Twang
  <dannyt@...> wrote:
  >
  > Thanks Paul, but I'm not able to find any C88 or 86 here, however
  > they have one called Epson D88 Plus.....?
  >
  > danny
  > > >... The R340 may be better on semigloss/glossy, ...
  > >
  > > Actually, I prefer the C88 for glossy paper. The 220 technology
  > > works great
  > > for matte paper, but the C88 has a better dmax. (I'm only talking
  > > about the
  > > Epson driver here. I've not compared them with a rip.)
  > >
  > > Paul
  > > www.PaulRoark.com
  > >
  > >
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  >
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