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[Digital BW] Re: 1400 paper feed

2008-06-15 by Tyler Boley

tried that right off Andrew, but thanks.
T

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Darlow
<ad@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Tyler:
> 
> Just for fun, I recommend putting a heavy sheet of watercolor paper  
> behind the thin sheets you are feeding and see if that helps with the  
> feeding, I would not exceed the 12mil limit for the watercolor paper  
> though just in case it also feeds through.
> 
> Hope that helps,
> 
> Andrew
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Andrew Darlow
> Editor, The Imaging Buffet
> http://www.imagingbuffet.com
> Author, 301 Inkjet Tips and Techniques:
> An Essential Printing Resource for Photographers - http:// 
> www.inkjettips.com
> 
> 
> On Jun 14, 2008, at 9:24 PM, Tyler Boley wrote:
> 
> > I don't know Christy, it shot 5 thin bond sheets in a row all the way
> > through today before accepting one just for a nozzle check. THis on
> > top of getting it to take the thick sheets at all, and when it does
> > not shooting those through too (I'm sure you recall).
> > Perhaps it is faulty as Paul suggests. On the other hand, I tend to
> > wonder what can really be expected from such an economy printer.
> >
> > Have you lived with your prints enough to have thoughts on the ink  
> > set?
> > Tyler
> >
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Christy Stebbins
> > <caostebbins@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Tyler & Paul,
> > >
> > > I've been sorely tempted by the glowing reports of the 1400 as a
> > > dedicated B&W printer, but I'm leary of having another fussy Epson
> > > paper feeder (have had struggles with the 3800 as well). The maximum
> > > paper thickness that B&H lists for the printer is 11.8 mil. Maybe
> > > Paul is getting good results because he uses thin papers?
> > >
> > > I remember, Tyler, how persnickety that printer was in the workshop!
> > >
> > > Christy
> > >
> >
> >
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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