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Re: Step up to 1400?

2009-11-26 by troutfly24

Correction: the Ecover Rinse was purchased at Vitamin Cottage, while the Glycerol was from Walmart; sorry for any confusion. The ratios I use are:
65% distilled water
25% glycerol
10% Ecover 
this mix forms the base to mix w/the Eboni ink for the different dilutions, as per Mr. Roark's instructions.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "troutfly24" <troutfly24@...> wrote:
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> The 1400 in my opinion is the best 13" printer Epson has produced, and at $200 is a bargain. 
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> The 1400 doesn't clog at all, and produces really fine prints. But you have to do your homework to get an ideal curve set, like any other printer.  (Look up "chartthrob" a free script, to get a really ideal curve before running qtr if you have a pc and photoshop.)
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> I'm running 3 diff. densities of the MIS eboni black ink in the K-Y-M slots, (with water in the other carts), along with QTR, following Paul Roark's instructions on mixing your own ink densities w/the MIS carbon black ink.
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> Couldn't be happier with this printer, but it takes a learning curve on your part, but it's worth it...buying a pint of Eboni from MIS, a gallon of distilled water, and a $2 pint of Ecover surfacant at Walmart, makes your ink cost trivial.
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