Digital BW, The Print

I think the trick to making Epson a reliable paper feeder includes
cleaning the rollers every so often...gunk accumulates, more with some
paper than with others.

How to clean? IMO the smartest thing (least goofy) is to use the
printer cleaning kits sold by office supply stores...they include
sheets of some sort of tough paper that's soaked in a cleaner and
sealed in envelopes to prevent drying. I use them whenever paper stops
feeding reliably. 

It might be possible to recharge this tough fiberglass-like paper with
Windex or ammonia..I've not tried.



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
"frankbickelmeyer" <bickelmeyer@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> i wonder if the 1400 feeds Calumet Brilliant Fineartpapers (which i
> love most) which are 300 mg and 18-19 mil.? Premier Art Hot Press 325
> for example has 17 mil. i guess and Paul wrote that this paper needs a
> slight manual assist. What do you think? 
> 
> Frank
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
> <pr_roark@> wrote:
> >
> > --- 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?
> > 
> > No. Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 feeds with no assist at all; same for 
> > Ilford Gold and all common papers I've tried.  The only paper I
need a 
> > slight manual assist for that I use is Premier Art Hot Press 325.
> > 
> > Paul  
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
>