Digital BW, The Print

Hi Duane,

I choose to ignore the trend and went with a problem 3000 from eBait. It now works fine and looks to be robust, but it's no Spinwriter.

I really enjoy having a platen knob, again. KISS principle.

gar

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On 1/5/08 at 7:24 PM dlruckus wrote:

>I can't speak to the 2200 but I have used the original 1200 I bought
>for over 9 years now. It has never seen OEM inks. I've used all manner
>of third party inks in it including both color and black. These
>include G4s, Mis Archival and Pro, Mis original Quads, Pantone color
>inks, Mis VM and VMS quads, Mis DD black, Eboni, Mis UT series
>quad/hextone inks and last but not least, all sorts of self mixed
>dilutions and combinations of these as experimental ink sets. The
>machine is not even  close to being ready for the garbage heap. As I
>write this it is turning out a series of experimental quad/sepia split
>tone prints that are akin to lith prints. I have a 3000 and a 7000
>that have had similar use as well.
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>As in all of what we do with this technology, it has a good deal more
>to do with thoughtful application and care than it does with risk.
>
>Regards
>Duane
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>> The 2200 is a fine printer but use of alternative inks Vs OEM does put
>> it at risk of clogging and the garbage heap. 
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