Digital BW, The Print

Jerry, I am using a 1400 with the Cone K6 inks and CIS. I really like 
this combo. If you look at InkJetMall.com you'll see that they are 
archival in the extreme.

All this stuff works with Harrington's QUAD sw.

Regards, Bill

jerry dungan wrote:

> With respect to the BO + color inkset choices, has anyone set up a 
> 1400 with the Eboni + MISPRO or K4 inksets that can comment on the 
> performance? Tech support at MIS says 'should' be fine as well as the 
> earlier message here with respect to the 260 setup. Information 
> though, from actual 1400 users experiences who have made the set up 
> would be most helpful. My new 1400 is indeed impressive with a few 
> initial OEM BO and color prints much to my liking, so once that set of 
> inks is exhausted, time to move to the MIS choices. (Of course with 
> cleaning carts and purging in between).
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Jerry
>
> --- On Thu, 6/5/08, pr_roark <pr_roark@yahoo. com 
> <mailto:pr_roark%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> > From: pr_roark <pr_roark@yahoo. com <mailto:pr_roark%40yahoo.com>>
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson 1400: Choosing an inkset
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com 
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 11:18 PM
> > > Regarding the 1400.
> > >
> > > 1)May have missed this in the discussion but with the
> > K line
> > > filled with EB6 {black carbon ink (eboni-6)} M are the
> > other five
> > > lines in the CIS simply left empty - available for a
> > possible
> > > changeover to the UT-14 (M, PK, glop formula) at a
> > later date?
> >
> > The 1400 can be set up in a number of ways. For example,
> > with Eboni
> > in the K position, those who want a very flexible dedicated
> > B&W
> > inkset in the printer might want the UT14 inkset in the
> > other 5
> > positions. If one only wanted 100% carbon matte prints
> > like the 1800
> > 3-MK approach can do along with color, they other 5
> > positions might
> > be color. (I have MIS k4 colors in my 260, for example.)
> > Or, if one
> > wanted super-smooth 100% carbon B&W, the other 5
> > positions could be
> > Eboni-6 dilute inks. (You never want in inkjet position to
> > be dry,
> > so some ink or glop or clear base has to be used.)
> >
> >
> > > 2)Did you have to modify the cover in order to install
> > the
> > > superjet CIS?
> >
> > I have not installed a CIS in the 1400. It looks like MIS
> > has theirs
> > rigged such that the cover stays on the printer.
> > See http://www.inksuppl y.com/cfs_ 1400.cfm 
> <http://www.inksupply.com/cfs_1400.cfm>
> >
> >
> > > 3)Anything new with regard to other possible
> > variations
> > > for `smoothness of print quality' using only a
> > portion of the EB6
> > > inks,such as just a K2 and/or a K3 mixture?
> >
> > I have not had time to do so yet, but I'm interested is
> > seeing what
> > the individual Eboni-6 dilutions print like with the 1400.
> > I think
> > it's possible that use of only some might lead to
> > interesting
> > possibilities.
> >
> > Frankly, so far I'm very impressed with the 1400. I
> > suspect it will
> > lend itself to lots of different configurations.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Regarding the C88+
> > >
> > > 1)Has anyone tried the MIS M and LC carbon inks in a
> > C88+, that
> > > is using the eboni-6 M in the K line and mixing the
> > eboni-6 M
> > > and LC (\ufffd M and \ufffd LC) to achieve the 13.5 carbon
> > equivalency
> > > for the 3 other lines?
> >
> > The Eboni-6 M is not dense enough to result in a good dmax.
> > It's
> > like an LK.
> >
> > > Can one simply pour one ink into the CIS, followed by
> > the
> > > other and then shake the inks in the cartridge, or is
> > > there another method for mixing the inks?
> > >
> >
> > They'll mix easily in almost any container. You
> > don't need any fancy
> > equipment. Just be sure things are clean. I think I'd
> > mix them
> > before pouring them into the CIS, however. I'm not
> > sure how accurate
> > MIS's measuring is when filling the 4 oz. bottles, but
> > I assume the
> > entire M and LC bottles could simply be poured into a
> > standard
> > kitchen type measuring cup -- probably 2 cup size safer --
> > stirred
> > and then poured into the CIS tanks.
> >
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark. com
>
>