Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark"
<pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> "Greg" <dfaprinting@> wrote:
> 
> > I am just concerned that the full interaction between the HP inks 
> and
> > third party materials is not fully explored to determine if it is 
> all
> > safe enough to recommend that other people adopt it. Maybe I worry
> > needlessly, but I would certainly approach this with caution and a
> > printer that I considered expendable.
> 
> HP 3100 pigment mixing is clearly experimental.  So, I agree with 
> Greg, caution is advised.  Don't put your new, expensive printer at 
> risk.
> 
> Later this week I'll turn on my Epson R220 with an HP-C6 base mix to 
> see if that printer has turned to stone in the test month of 
> idleness.  I've had HP PK, undiluted, in a 1400 with Eboni and Eboni-
> 6-Y (2%) for about a month also, with one week being the longest idle 
> time.  So far, there is no evidence of problems, but the HP-MIS Glop 
> mixing does introduce more variables.  However, trying these things 
> is probably the only way we'll find out, and if it works and solves 
> some problems, we have that many more options available to us.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>


Don't get me wrong, it is something that needs to be tested, but I
think mixing it in a beaker and letting it sit might have been a good
idea. Also how is the longevity affected with this mix, this being
something that can not be determined in a short amount of time.