Digital BW, The Print

Works for me, all I have to get is the Edwal wetting agent.
I'm going to see how this 2200 does, if it doesn't make me happy I'm going to get a 1800 or 1400 and go from there.
Dennis
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" <pr_roark@...> wrote:
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> "baecht1" <dbaecht@> wrote:
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> > Paul or anyone else, Have you used the MIS clear base for 
> > mixing your own grayscale set. Is it any good
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> The MIS glop is close to if not identical to the base used for the UT B&W inks -- glossy compatible with the binder included in the base.  MIS glop is a fine base for that purpose.
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> The base I use for the Eboni-6 inkset is not, as far as I know, sold separately by MIS.  The open source C6 base I've come up with is the best alternative to it.  (See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf)
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> The base MIS has in the past sold as the UC or clear base has never been used by me for a B&W inkset.  I've tested it on both glossy and matte paper for the various inksets I've made, and I've found its performance quite weak.  Diluted it makes a good flushing fluid, but I do not recommend it for mixing inks.
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> Hope this helps.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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