Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "paulsbaxter" <paulsbaxter@...> 
wrote:
>
> I have an Epson R220 that I will be converting to B&W using MIS inks.  
> Can anyone tell me if this printer can use the thicker fine art 
> papers, or am I limited to the more traditional ink jet papers?

I have two R220s, one for b&w and the other color.  I start to have problems at 300 gsm.  
Crane Silver rag (300 gsm) mis-feeds about one time out of five and a 315 gsm matte 
paper I use has to be manually aided at start everytime but it is something I got used to 
easily.  You just have to re-feed the paper and always feed them individually.  I haven't 
tried anything above the 315 gsm which is textured and quite stiff.  

Once started, all the papers feed without problem with the exception of Crane Silver Rag 
and occasionally Epson Premium Glossy.  The problem there can be on prints where the 
image runs close to the trailing edge. There is a little curl to the paper coming out of the 
box, especially in the Crane SR.  The curl has to be shaped out manually to keep the print 
head from catching the edge after the trailing edge of the paper has left the back feed 
mechanism and there are two or three passes of the print head left to go.  The curl is 
between the long edges, 90 degrees to a typical roll curl so that may happen on any 
printer.  The denser the print the more it happens, but at nearly two bucks a sheet there is 
a quick incentive to sort that problem out and it is not insurmountable.  It's a great b&w 
printer by the way with lots of inkset options.