Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
<pr_roark@...> wrote:

> On the other hand, in anticipation of this 
> very issue, I've had a test tube mix of Epson UC M highly diluted 
in 
> the C6, generic base for 2 months, and it looks perfect.  I favor 
> Epson M over MIS M.  So, diluting UC M with the C6 base is where I 
> was intending to go with this approach, and so far, I've seen no 
> evidence of incompatibility.  

Paul,

An obvious alternative thought is to mix the toners directly with the 
gray inks in order to obtain a neutral tone. This would then be very 
similar to Cone's neutral K6 inks. It's of course an option just to 
purchase these inks, but both in terms of cost saving but also an 
interesting journey, I'm interested to understabd if this can be a 
feasible DIY project, especially for older, large droplet printers.

As toner one can probably either use a combination of Cyan and 
Magenta or your R800 Blue. The key question is if one can expect that 
the ratio of toner vs. carbon is the same for all ink shades. If so, 
than the mixing and dilution process can be quite simple, rather 
similar to you C6 scheme. If not, than both the research and the 
dilution process become rather complex.

Any thoughts on this? 

Joost