Digital BW, The Print

Ken -

 

According to Epson, the maximum thickness for the 1400 is 11.8 mils.  It is
possible to feed thicker paper and many are doing exactly that.  However,
according to Epson's techs, the thicker paper will eventually damage the
printer's ability to feed the thinner papers designed to go through the
printer.  Additionally, if you are using a coated paper, the coating may
wear off onto the rollers and thereby requiring a manual hand cleaning of
the rollers.  If you enjoying tinkering around then go for the thicker
paper.  However, if you want to make prints with the least amount of fuss,
I'd recommend staying within or close to the manufacturer's specifications
for the printer (many will disagree with this recommendation).  

 

For what it's worth, I've used Maob's Entrada Rag 190 (15.5 mils) in the
printer; however, it will hang up from time-to-time and it did require a
certain amount of fussing.  

 

Tom



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