Digital BW, The Print

Guy, how did you get rid of the wheel marks?  I'm having the same problem
with this printer and the MediaStreet GQ inks.

David Whistance

  -----Original Message-----
  From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of guy_staley
  Sent: 31 December 2007 09:16
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Black/Glossy UT7 questions


  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
  > >
  >



  


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