Digital BW, The Print

Paul;

I ubderstand your drive to get an all-carbon gloss inkset for 
longevity purposes, but it does seem like an uphill struggle

> 
> On the other hand, I think it's possible, if PK is used, that one 
> could use no glop at first and just pass the print through a second 
> pass -- maybe using a different printer --  for the glop overcoat.  
> But the risks of marks and gloss differential would be increased.  
> I'm just not sure if one could feather in the PK and overcoat 
enough 
> to get a good transition from the matte to gloss ink.

This is how I've been operating for months now-with K3. ABW, and a 
pass through the R1800 for an overall glop coat after  a few minutes 
of drying or a blast with a hair dryer. Works great, though the 2.65 
dmax on Red River Ultra-pro satin sounds paltry compared to your 2.8+ 
results. Thing is, it doesn't LOOK weak-in fact it looks great.

I just set up the new R1800 as a gloss machine, with Epson K3 inks 
drained from large cartridges. I hate to admit it, being a born 
cheapskate, but the Epson inks just look better on PK papers, and the 
glop load is much lower that way. No pizza-wheel marks, no GD, with 
only a 30% coat.

For me its getting to the point where opening and draining a couple 
220 carts to fill a CIS is about as much excitement as I can stand-I 
need to get on with production, though as always I'm thankful that 
you're continuing to push  the limits.

Steve Karafyllakis