Digital BW, The Print

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> Does anyone use roll paper?  If so, how do you flatten it? 
> Is it worth it?

I roll paper only when I have to.  For example, I just ordered a roll 
for a 50" panorama print. 

I prefer sheets not only due to the flatness but also due to less 
wasted paper.  Nozzle checks, changing paper sizes and types, etc. 
eliminate most if not all the cost advantages the rolls may have, at 
least if they are used on my 7500 with its roll paper holder.  I 
might add that with many thick papers my built-in cutter does not 
work.  Manual cutting is another source of wasted paper.  If I 
printed with the same paper all the time and regularly, and the 
cutter worked well that might change my views. 

After I print roll paper on the 7500 I just hang the print for a day 
with a 2" x 1/8" aluminum bar attached to the bottom of the print.  
It'll be flat enough for easy framing in a day.

If I'm cutting a piece out or a roll to use as if it were a pre-cut 
sheet, then I hang it for a while, as above, but I also lightly and 
evenly mist the back of the paper with water.  I keep a Preval 
sprayer filled with distilled water for this purpose.  It allows the 
back of the paper to "relax" and straighten much faster.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com