Digital BW, The Print

David:
I haven't done a lot of printing yet, but I have been able to coax
Moab Emntrada 190 gsm and Arches Infinity 230 gsm through the printer
without too much trouble. If I recall, this was true when I first
started printing on the R200, and things got progressively worse over
the course of a couple of weeks. I wish Epson would make a pro quality
small format hextone printer. I think the R1800 has a rear loading
slot for thicker paper, so this may be an option. The 2400 is a
possibility, but who wants to juggle 7 inks to print B&W with a
monochrome inkset? 
 
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David Whistance"
<david.whistance@...> wrote:
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> 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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