Digital BW, The Print

Just want to thank Clayton and some other folks here who helped me 
get started doing the Black Only routine on my Epson 2200!

Frankly I just love the prints I'm getting now with Matte Black UC 
and both EEM and Radiant Watercolor paper.

But..... I would like to cut back if possible on the warmth. So I 
thought I would order the Eboni cartridge like Clayton suggested..

But.  Does it work on matte finished paper? Does it just go into the 
regular Matte cartridge slot? Any reassurance or tips here would be 
appreciated!

Ol' Don in Broken Arrow

Hello Don,

>Just want to thank Clayton and some other folks here who helped me 
>get started doing the Black Only routine on my Epson 2200!
>Frankly I just love the prints I'm getting now with Matte Black UC 
>and both EEM and Radiant Watercolor paper.

That's good news!  Glad you got started ok.


>...Eboni
>Does it work on matte finished paper? 

Yes.

>Does it just go into the regular Matte cartridge slot? 

Yes.


>Any reassurance or tips here would be appreciated!

The Epson carts have a "poppet valve" which pretty well seals the ink
exit hole in the bottom of the cart when it is removed.  Place the
cart in a sealable sandwich bag and squeeze out all the air.  This
will help keep it from drying out so it can be reinstalled if you want
to use it later.

The Eboni cart does not have the poppet valve, so if you want to
remove it to swap inks, be prepared to put tape over the exit hole to
keep ink from leaking out.  A drop or two often spills while doing
this, so it can be a bit of a mess.  I usually do it over a paper
towel or something.  These carts probably won't store as long as Epson
ones, but I don't know what the limit is...maybe Paul or Daniel want
to add something here...

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm

> usually do it over a paper towel or something.  These carts 
> probably won't store as long as Epson ones, but I don't know 
> what the limit is...maybe Paul or Daniel want to add something here...

Don't know about the MIS carts (haven't tried them), but I have Epson
carts that I refilled for the first time ten months ago that are still
working fine. I haven't bothered to seal them either, they're just
standing next to the printer when I'm not using them. It'll be
interesting to see how long they can last.

--
Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no

ted!
> 
> The Epson carts have a "poppet valve" which pretty well seals the
ink
> exit hole in the bottom of the cart when it is removed.  Place the
> cart in a sealable sandwich bag and squeeze out all the air.  This
> will help keep it from drying out so it can be reinstalled if you
want
> to use it later.
> 
> The Eboni cart does not have the poppet valve, so if you want to
> remove it to swap inks, be prepared to put tape over the exit hole
to
> keep ink from leaking out.  A drop or two often spills while doing
> this, so it can be a bit of a mess.  I usually do it over a paper
> towel or something.  These carts probably won't store as long as
Epson
> ones, but I don't know what the limit is...maybe Paul or Daniel want
> to add something here...
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton

Thanks again Clayton for these further tips.  I really love the black
only results so far 
and can't wait to try the Eboni.

Ol' Don in Broken Arrow