Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Murray" 
<mrm@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Last question for now: suppose I choose to go with Eboni 6 and 
decide
> I'd like to do glossy prints by including glop. Is this considered 
to
> be a viable option now? I notice on your site, Paul, that you were
> experimenting with this.
> 
> *Any* advice from R1800 users welcome!
> 
> Thanks,
> Murray
>

Murray, after my initial negative feedback to your question, I have 
invested a some more time in my R1800 setup and can now report that I 
have got a good 3mk print and have resolved the cartridge leaking 
problem. I am thrilled to get a relatively smooth neutral BW print 
with absolutely no color artifacts. Now, bathed in the afterglow of 
triumph the memories of despair and frustration have faded and I am 
inclined to feel it has been worth it. 

I have also printed a couple of gloss prints using Pauls 3mk 1pk 2GO 
curve for Ilford Silk Fibre. This is also a very neutral pure carbon 
(plus GO) print with no color artifacts whatsoever. 

I would like to make the print a little smoother as well as 
developing a warm version using more PK and/or some dilutions of MK 
and/or PK and to this end look forward to the availability of a 
suitable base.

So I am inclined to persist with this set-up as its advantages are 
not available elsewhere (other than of course the 1400).

However do not expect the path to be smooth. There are problems to 
overcome when setting these printers up in a way that their 
manufacturer did not intend. Many of these problems you will have to 
resolve yourself and you will initially consume a lot of ink and 
paper getting it all settled down and dialled in.

But help is at hand on this forum and you also have the wonderful 
benefit of Paul Roark's development work. 

Best of luck,

Alistair