Digital BW, The Print

Denis, thanks so much. That is practical advice I can use, and beats getting tears on my 
keyboard.

And I will not even waste my time/ink with another front paper load attempt. I just 
successfully printed a 4X6 business card using the rear feeder. Whee.

Thanks again for your suggestions,
Sarah



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "the_des_bois" <thedesbois@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hello,
> 
> I am sorry to read about your frustrating experience.
> 
> Reading that money is tight and that this one will have to do for a
> year here are my suggestions:
> 
> 1- Feed it only from the rear with 8.5x11 or larger paper. Make final
> prints on any high quality paper and proofs and normal prints on cheap
> matte (yet excellent) PremierArt BW or RedRiver Polar Matte.
> 
> 2- If you do not need to print in color, next time a color cart gets
> empty cause of cleaning cycles etc. put your money for this one cart
> toward empty refillable carts. Fill them with Paul Roark's homemade
> clear Carbon-6 base (without the Photoflo, so it's a simple mix of
> distilled water and glycerin U.S.P.). If you cannot find empties, buy
> cleaning carts from MIS and replace the chips with your Epson cart
> chips (it's easy and works fine). Chip reseter needed. 
> 
> I've been running my R1800 like this for months and it's the only
> system-ink type that reliably provides top quality prints.
> 
> Tried colors, OEM color, diluted expensive grey water etc. and the
> best from that printer always came with this simple and very
> innexpensive 3MK+water-glycerin setup.
> 
> Denis
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Sarah Renkes"
> <sagaface@> wrote:
> >
> > Colin, don't apologize. I am thankful to be hearing frm those of you
> that have had issues 
> > with this printer, because before I decided to get one (it is used,
> no warranty), I read only 
> > glowing reports about them, in specific reference to the 3Mk method
> of printing. There 
> > wasn't anything negative on the board here that would have made me
> pause. Your report 
> > is certainly not a good one by a long shot...so sorry!
> > 
> 
> > I have dashed to Staples three times now when the ink has run out in
> a color position, 
> > which prevents me from printing or even loading paper. It is AWFUL.
> I called an Epson tech 
> > and he confirmed that all operation stops when any of the cartridges
> are out (or READ as 
> > out, since I know they still have ink in them!). My 2200 would let
> me print BO even if a 
> > color ink showed empty. Not this one.
> > 
> > I do intend to purchase a refilling kit to at least fill the Eboni
> carts myself. Other than that 
> > I may just lay my head down on the desk and have a good cry. And
> begin the saving 
> > process all over again for another printer. I waited a year before
> being able to purchase 
> > this one. 
> > 
> > "Diappointed' hardly covers it.
> > 
> > thanks all,
> > Sarah
>