Digital BW, The Print

Hi Bob,

 
> I've come to the conclusion that the 1800 offers another 
> possibility: 
> combine UT14 and 3MK in the same printer.  

>... I could put eboni in the 7th and 8th channels and have 
> the full UT14 inkset as well as the 3MK option installed 
> at the same time.  The warm and cool 
> inks would each have 2 channels... 

>  I would only need to buy two new inks, the C and M UT14 
> inks since the C ink is used for LC amd M is used for LM.

You mean you'd dilute the C and M for the lighter inks?

> The 1800 already uses glop and I am using 
> eboni as the matte black.

> Paul, in a previous post to this thread, you said sepia 
> ink could be made using the UT-C 

Diluted to 30% UT-C (UT-LC), 84%

> and a red made from 1:1 Y:M.

16%


> (You also mentioned the MIS Y and M are slightly different 
> than Epson's, so some adjustment may be needed).  

> Can UT-C be made from the MIS's R1800 inks? 

I didn't work from the k4-PK that I think is used in the 1800.   I 
think the dilute carbon would be about 20% of the K4-PK.

Let us know how it works.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com