2009-12-15 by Brubaker family
A note of caution - in the past Lyson inks have been incompatible with other inks and flushing with cleaning carts has been necessary when changing to
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2009-12-15 by Tony Wells
Although this may be like asking how long is a piece of string, in my own case I ended up veering away from a dedicated black only printer as I needed colour
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2009-12-15 by David Kachel
... You re right. That s not what I m talking about. That s just a protective spray for after the fact. David Kachel [Non-text portions of this message have
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2009-12-15 by R.Ternbach
This is probably not the thing your needing but what about Lumijet Spray?
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2009-12-15 by pr_roark
Steve and Ann Taylor wrote: ... The pre-UT generation of B&W inksets often were based on a carbon black that had dye added -- about
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2009-12-15 by David Kachel
... Does anyone know of any products other than InkAid? They only offer a gloss finish or to change the color of your paper, neither of which I want. David
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2009-12-15 by nghin
Hi Steven, I use the Diamond (ultra clear gloss) version in a spray can. I however have purchased a gallon can for large volumn spraying using an HVLP sprayer.
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2009-12-15 by Steve and Ann Taylor
Paul, I just recently acquired an almost new 1160 to dedicate to B&W. I ordered the MIS UT-FSN ink set for it and I am using QTR to drive it. My first question
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2009-12-15 by anthony4270
... Thank you for your helpful advice. I can profile inks Ok here and have spent a good deal of time experimenting and fine tuning with various papers which
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2009-12-14 by pr_roark
MIS has 1160 inksets listed at http://www.inksupply.com/ut_kits.cfm Search by printer. The list includes the original UT (UltraTone) B&W variable-tone inkset
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2009-12-14 by anthony4270
I am located in the Uk and have used Lyson neutral quad black inks on an Epson 1160 for some time now. The 1160 I am using at this time is only about 1 year
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2009-12-14 by Phiegze
... Which specific Laquer-Mat product do you use? Thanks Steven wrote:
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2009-12-13 by hindibook
OK thanks Leslie the filter does not look like it s a sponge more like fiber and if you don t let them run dry I wouldn t think they would foam up. I tried a
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2009-12-13 by ragarecords
As I hoped, reinserting the OEM carts was enough to wake up the printer. It did feel the need to take a deep drink from them. I ve reinserted the MIS carts
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2009-12-13 by Leslie Otterbein
Hi Tim: I have used the same cartridges multiple times (don t remember how often I ve refilled them) over a couple years or more. Whenever one cartridge is
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2009-12-13 by hindibook
I recently bought a set of MIS refillable cartridges for my Epson 2200, these are the type that have a filter in the front section. I asked MIS how many times
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2009-12-13 by bmarsolais
... More than once I forgot to take off the tape over the air vent. That will prevent printing. You might check to make sure you removed it. When is the last
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2009-12-13 by ragarecords
I might have blown it by withdrawing MIS funnel-fill carts (to change from flush fluid to ink) from the printer while it was turned off. The LCD just reads
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2009-12-12 by tati1806
I purged my epson 1270 with the mis cartridges...followed a procedure to print a purge sheet... then installed MIS ut fsn cartridge for the grays and MIS eboni
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2009-12-12 by pr_roark
... I m not sure what all happens to the old pigments, but I do see more sedimentation in old bottles that I assume is flocculated pigment. I doubt you can
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2009-12-12 by Bob Marsolais
Paul, what happens to out of date ink? If it flocculates, will agitation unflocculate it? I ve also heard that algae growth may develop. To prevent that,
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2009-12-12 by Mark Savoia
Don t we all :) Mark http://www.stillrivereditions.com
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2009-12-12 by john
Mark, I hope you are printing out all these emails and posts and saving them so you can eventually use them for submitting for a grant. You need a big science
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2009-12-12 by john
Mantinieri, Sounds interesting, but I would certainly have these tested thoroughly before making any major claims about papers without receptor coating being
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2009-12-12 by Mark
... I try hard to accommodate any printing process AaI&A members wish to submit, but regrettably I have to draw the line on proprietary methods and/or prints
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2009-12-12 by mantinieri
Mark, I have abandoned inkjet coated papers long ago and only use now uncoated, fine art paper for my limited edition prints. Although Arches watercolor get
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2009-12-12 by tboleyyh
... I don t know anything about your ink set, but if it has a tendency to respond in hue dramatically to different coatings, you ll see a bit less warmth than
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2009-12-11 by kwalsh74
Doing some searching here and on google as I m getting ready to spin up the printer after a hiatus I saw the new Premier Art Generations Alise was sporting
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2009-12-11 by ragarecords
Approximately how much base should I put in the 220ml funnel-fill carts for the initial fill procedure? I don t want to overfill as I will have to get unused
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2009-12-10 by kwalsh74
Hi Will, I m sure someone with a bit more experience than me can chime in, but I m almost 100% certain that since the 1400 has the carts on the print head that
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2009-12-10 by Will
Recent posts about agitation of Eboni inksets makes me wonder... I can refill MIS carts with Eboni/Carbon 6 inks with the carts left in the printer or by
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2009-12-10 by kwalsh74
Wow, Paul. I have always known there is great danger in asking a simple question of a knowledgeable person. If you bring up Hildebrand parameters I might
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2009-12-10 by Mark
... The K3VM and HDR inksets got started more recently at AaI&A and haven t racked up enough exposure time yet for me to conclude I m seeing any differences,
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2009-12-10 by pr_roark
... I looked at some of the AaI&A results to see if the Vivid magenta was so much more lightfast that it would make a difference in the ABW results. I saw no
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2009-12-10 by tati1806
I ordered cleaning cartridges from MIS for my Epson 1270 but they don t come with any kind of instructions. All I was told was leave them in a minimum of 24-48
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2009-12-10 by pr_roark
... Actually there are settling issues with all pigmented inksets, they re just worse with the 6% - 30% dilutions of Eboni/Carbon-6. That said, the Y (2%) and
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2009-12-10 by Mark
... My guess is that it is just an unintended clerical oversight, and that all three systems should have been posted with the same ABW score. Also, WIR uses a
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2009-12-10 by kwalsh74
Maybe a dumb question... I ve been a bad boy and left my Eboni-6 (actually just the MK and Y dilution) sitting in its carts and bottles for about 9 months
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2009-12-10 by Leslie Otterbein
I work in a print shop, we use a product called Worx it works! This is in Canada. ... Leslie Otterbein web.me.com/lotterbein [Non-text portions of this
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2009-12-10 by john
Well Mark, This is really friggin interesting look at the disparity of figures for Velvet Fine Art behind glass ( and others) with ABW between the 9880 and
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2009-12-09 by Tony Sleep
... Funnily enough I had thought about those, but they can only really be used on border which may be trimmed off at some point. I m surprised so few people
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2009-12-09 by tboleyyh
HPR, Bamboo, and Ultrasmooth Fine Art are doing better than it so far on Mark s site on a 7800, OEM. So pick your poison, Mark s procedures strike me as more
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2009-12-09 by Berel
The hand sanitizer that the school has installed all around our campus in response to the H1N1 thing - seems to work very well at removing ink stains from
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2009-12-09 by Mark
... I m not seeing this. What WIR documents are you looking at? I looked at the PDF report for the Epson 3800. regards, Mark
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2009-12-09 by john
Anybody have any comments about why Velvet Fine Art is getting twice the longevity rating for K3 ABW on WR than all the other rag papers? It s weird, and it
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2009-12-09 by ben
At one time I had a self inking rubber stamp which was made for RC photographic papers. This stamp was sold as a micro-poor, dry ink, ink stamp. I believe
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2009-12-09 by Tom Fielder
Ease us guys. I m still wearing Burks 24/7. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2009-12-09 by BKPhoto@aol.com
I had a pair of Earthshoes. Man, they really hurt. Bill Kennedy ... From: john To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Sent:
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2009-12-09 by pr_roark
... I ve never heard an analysis or which approach is better or less wearing on the printer. I use the purge pattern approach when not all the channels are
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2009-12-09 by ragarecords
... Thanks for info Paul. Justin at MIS tech support wrote me, Our inks are chemically compatible with the Epson inks, so you can just load them and charge
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