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Re: Anyone try Harman Gloss FB AL?

2007-10-05 by zonepeter

I'm in Napa and am not seeing the roller problems.   Micro 
scratching if I am careless with the prints.

Peter

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Dana H. Myers" 
<dana.myers@...> wrote:
>
> chriskjezp wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  > Chris, Max: I don't have this problem. What is the temperature
> >  > and humidity where your printer is located?
> >  >
> >  > Dana
> >  >
> > 
> > Dana,
> > 
> > I'm in Berkeley, CA. Not too humid, and not too hot right now.
> 
> Hmmmm, I'm not *that* far away (Cordelia - just north of
> Benicia), but typically less humid here (outdoor humidity
> around 35-40% right now) than Berkeley (60-65% right now).
> I suspect my indoor humidity usually follows outdoor
> pretty closely.
> 
> > The 3rd and 4th print didn't exhibit scratches. I'll report back
> > after a few more.
> 
> It'll be interesting to see if we can find a pattern.
> 
> > One problem I'm having, though, is that this paper seems to be a 
dust
> > magnet! Unfortunately my house is very dusty, and as soon as the
> > print is through the printer it gets covered with little dust
> > particles that can be difficult to get out (esp. because they're
> > making contact with the print when it's still somewhat wet).
> > 
> > Does anyone have suggestions for how to prevent this or what to 
do
> > about it? I suspect I'd have this issue with all glossy papers, 
but
> > Harman is the first one I've tried.
> 
> All I've been able to do is run a room air cleaner constantly to
> keep the dust down, and I put prints in a cabinet to dry for at
> least 15 minutes after printing.
> 
> Good luck -
> Dana
>

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