Digital BW, The Print

I seem to have a reasonable procedure for using 24" rolls of EAM (I assume
EEM will be similar) to make 16x20 prints in the 3000.

First, I slice off 17" from the end of the roll.  This will be fed into the
printer "sideways" relative to it's curl.  I was advised against doing this,
but it seems to work fine -- at least if the curl is removed from the paper.

To remove the curl, I've found that dampening the paper back and hanging the
paper to dry works very well.

I have made a simple device for hanging the paper and keeping it straight
while it dries.  This "paper hanger" is pictured in the Files section of
this forum.  The files section is at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/

Then follow the following path:

Files > Message Related Files > 03_2002 uploads

The image is called, "Paper-Hanger.jpg."

(The full URL is:
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/files/Message%20
R
elated%20Files/03_2002%20uploads%20/>  It seems to work if you cut and paste
this into notepad and then the browser.)

After I cut the 17" off the roll, I hang the 17x24" piece with the clothes
pins that are on the paper hanger.  The top of the paper hanger has clothes
pins that allows the device to hang from a wire in my darkroom.  The bottom
of the paper hanger clips onto the bottom of the paper, and gravity then
holds the paper fairly straight.

The plastic clothes pins have holes drilled in the backs of them so that one
of the halves can be attached to the wood horizontal pieces.  The screws are
tight enough that some pressure can be applied horizontally to the paper
ends to keep them relatively straight (at least after they have been
dampened).

Once the paper was hanging, I took a hand water sprayer and dampened the
back of the paper.  I used a paper towel to wipe it down.  This got rid of
the small droplets and seemed to result in an even dampness.  I used 2
spray-wipe cycles today, and that seemed to wet the paper enough that it
lost most of its curl.

After a couple of hours of hanging to dry, the paper fed into the printer
easily and seemed to print perfectly.

I use the same paper hanger to hang the damp print, letting it dry
thoroughly over night before putting it under glass.

So far, his wetting procedure seems to work very well for taming the curl in
roll paper, and there are no apparent problems with feeding it in sideways
after the curl is mostly removed.

This really makes it easy and economical to use EAM (EEM) for 16x20s in the
3000.  (A 100 ft. roll sells for $64 at CDW.  This makes the cost of a
17x24" piece less than $1.)

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com

the Epson 1280 and probably other printers ship with a useful device for
decurling roll paper. It's much harder to describe than use. It isn't
wide enough for the papers in question but I'm sure you could make
something similar. 
-- 
John Brownlow

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com

Huh?  Could you elaborate?

Bill

on 3/23/02 8:04 AM, John Brownlow wrote:

the Epson 1280 and probably other printers ship with a useful device for
decurling roll paper. It's much harder to describe than use.




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> the Epson 1280 and probably other printers ship with a useful device for
> decurling roll paper.

Hi Johnny,

What device do they ship with that decurls paper?

Thanks,

Austin