Digital BW, The Print

Oh yeah, forgot to mention: those pesky wheel marks can be delt with. Mine prints 
flawless black feilds of goodness! :)

Ciao.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "guy_staley" <guy_staley@...> 
wrote:
>
> It's entirely possible to get truely exhibition quality prints with that printer, those inks, 
and 
> that RIP. And with todays best papers...? Off 'da hook baby!
> 
> And you can print big, black and beautiful, but it'll cost ya!
> 
> Personally, I'm using the slightly newer (though not necessarily better) "3D" inks, and 
the 
> blacks I've been able to achieve are as good (if not better) as the blacks I was getting 
with 
> Gallerie in the fume room. Truely rich, velvety, blacks are totally doable!
> 
> Now HAVE at it!
> 
> -G
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David Wroblewski" 
> <dawroblewski@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > After a long layoff, I'd like to get my hands inky again
> > trying some of the new glossy fiber-style papers with my 
> > UT-7/2200/IJC setup. I've been working with matte until 
> > now (EEM for proof, HPR for finals) so this is new ground. 
> > Especially, I want to be able to print pictures with 
> > expansive black areas -- white flowers against
> > a black backdrop, for example.
> > 
> > Two simple questions:
> > 
> > (1) Ink: What's should I be swapping for Ebony nowadays? 
> > 
> > (2) Wheel marks: the couple of times I experimented with 
> > Kirkland glossy, I wound up with pizza wheel tracks and (if I
> > remember right) rubber roller marks. I tried wedging up the
> > guide wheels with wire ties, but then (again, if I
> > remember right) the paper feed was compromised. Is this 
> > just something I need to live with on the 2200?
> > 
> > I'd appreciate any reports on similar setups that are producing
> > good results. I'm trying to resist the urge to get any of the 
> > x800 K3 printers for a while and see if I can make this setup
> > work for glossy, as the printer itself is still pretty reliable
> > (and I have spare empty carts for the PK.)
> > 
> > Thanks, 
> > David
> >
>