Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Add 1% Edwal LFN wetting agent (available at photo stores). With it 
> 1.5 pl printers appear to be within what the base can handle.

Hi Paul, thanks for your replies. I cannnot find the Edwal wetting 
agent here in the UK. Is there any particular ingredient that makes 
it suitable for our use or is it that it is hihgly concentrated? I 
can get a highly concentrated 50ml version of Photoflo here which may 
do the trick if it is in fact concentration that is required. 



> C6 base is good for matte, but for glossy it only works with the 
> pigments that have an acrylic type coating and thus do not depend 
on > the base for the gloss.  I have not tried it with MIS PK, but I 
fear 
> it would just dilute the Glop and reduce the gloss.  With the HP 
PK, 
> the gloss holds very well with the C6 base.  Consider that C6 base 
> uses mostly glycerol with the water -- just like the Epson gloss 
> optimizer.
> 
OK, I will watch out for that. Ultimately I am hoping the 2nd GLOP 
pass will deal with gloss differentials between the MK, PK and 
dilutions of same.



> Good luck with the mix.  (And keep us posted as to how those carts 
> work out.)
>
So far I am quite pleased with the Laser Design cartridges. The only 
issue so far I have had with them is knowing whether the venting 
plugs should be in or out. If I take them out the ink flows straight 
out of the cartridges down through the heads so I am guessing they 
should be in. However they need to be taken out to initially get the 
ink flowing. However twice now the ink has stopped flowing but 
started again once the vent plugs were removed for a few minutes. I 
have emailed the vendor Laser Designs but as is the way with a most 
of these suppliers, they did not rely so I feel that I am on my own 
in that regard. 

I still have not received the cartridges from Hong Kong but will 
report back on those once (if!?) received! 
 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>

Regards

Alistair Owens