Digital BW, The Print

You need to use the old backing board trick. Cut a piece of foamcore or 
cardboard the same size as your paper and stick it in the paper tray 
behind the paper when you print. Make sure your board is thick enough 
that it doesn't get sucked into the printers paper feed, you may need to 
  glue two pieces together. There's a better description here:

http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/ts/paperfeedissues.htm#2

-Jason

phpgeek wrote:

> My MIS setup for my 880 showed up today along with a bunch of paper. I
> ordered some Somerset Velvet and I'm unable to get the printer to feed
> it. The Epson Archival Matte goes through just fine. Is this common
> with the Somerset Velvet and other papers in the 17 mil thickness
> range? Or is there a trick which would let me feed it through? Is
> there a threshold under which I'll probably be safe?
> 
> If not, I've got a pack of Somerset Velvet someone can have for cheap
> (no shipping if you're near St. Paul, MN).

You may have to feed this paper in one sheet at a time. It's different
than most. Just give it a shove. It should print just fine, I use it all
the time. I can easily run 300 gsm papers thru my printers.

Jerry



phpgeek wrote:

> 
> My MIS setup for my 880 showed up today along with a bunch of paper. I
> ordered some Somerset Velvet and I'm unable to get the printer to feed
> it. The Epson Archival Matte goes through just fine. Is this common
> with the Somerset Velvet and other papers in the 17 mil thickness
> range? Or is there a trick which would let me feed it through? Is
> there a threshold under which I'll probably be safe?
> 
> If not, I've got a pack of Somerset Velvet someone can have for cheap
> (no shipping if you're near St. Paul, MN).
> 
> 
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I'll try again tonight, but I was only using one sheet at a time. I
generally don't load piles of anything other than regular paper in the
tray. Everything else, I only load as much as I'm going to need (I had
a printer that gave me that habit when it would churn through 10 pages
and only print a single character on it when it threw an error). I'll
try the board method as well as "giving it a shove". I also ran across
someone who attaches a strip of regular bond paper with doublestick
tape and it'll pick that up and pull it through. I may try that as
well. I love the texture of the Somerset Velvet and want it to work.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> You may have to feed this paper in one sheet at a time. It's different
> than most. Just give it a shove. It should print just fine, I use it all
> the time. I can easily run 300 gsm papers thru my printers.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> phpgeek wrote:
> > 
> > My MIS setup for my 880 showed up today along with a bunch of paper. I
> > ordered some Somerset Velvet and I'm unable to get the printer to feed
> > it. The Epson Archival Matte goes through just fine. Is this common
> > with the Somerset Velvet and other papers in the 17 mil thickness
> > range? Or is there a trick which would let me feed it through? Is
> > there a threshold under which I'll probably be safe?
> > 
> > If not, I've got a pack of Somerset Velvet someone can have for cheap
> > (no shipping if you're near St. Paul, MN).
> > 
> > 
> > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks,
Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at:
> > 
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint
> > 
> > Please follow these basic guidelines:
> > - Include your full name with your message.
> > - Include the address of your website, if you have one.
> > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages
to keep them short.
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header.
> > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or
"flames."
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> > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the
various resources on the homepage.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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