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Re: Quest. for Paul R.

2008-06-05 by pr_roark

>... Can you give me a quick diff.
> between the two, carbon & Ebon1 6 or a link to where I can read
> what the diff. is.


My write ups are at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf and 
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-6.pdf

Eboni-6 uses a commercial base from MIS.  Carbon-6 is an open-source 
base.  The surfactant in Carbon-6 is not as strong at the commerical 
base, but it's good for 3 pl printers (all but the 1.5 1800 and 1400).  
The commercial bases have some ingredients that I have not put in the 
generic one.  Biosides are probably the main one.  I, frankly, doubt 
carbon or the base will be attacked, but only time will tell.  

Visually they inks are very similar, with Carbon-6 being just a hair 
cooler.

The mix ratios are a bit different.  Carbon-6 has a simplified one that 
makes mixing without a scales much easier.

Hope this helps.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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