> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Edward
> Wiseman
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 7:00 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] MIS cartridges - prefilled vs do-it-yourself
>
> Hi Ben..
>
> First of all, you shouldn't need the "bottom fill" adapter after your
> first fill-up as it is used to get rid of air from the cartridge port
> where
> it eventually meets the nozzle head (..unless you accidently drain your
> cartridges dry!)..I just rinse, dry and re-use the same needle and
> syringe,
> carfully rinsing and drying between filling each color..I keep a beaker of
> warm eater in the sink from which I draw several fills and ejects to purge
> the previous color ..I take the syringe apart and remove any water
> droplets
> with a clean lintless paper towel, and then I blow through the "needle"
> with
> a couple of blasts of canned air..Sounds like alot to do, but it goes VERY
> fast...Much faster and easier than it is to describe..
> BTW, it's been 6 months and NO PROBLEMS!..
>
> Eddie Wiseman
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Rosengart" <yahoo.com@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] MIS cartridges - prefilled vs do-it-yourself
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 01:26:22AM -0000, adolphamster wrote:
> > I have read much about their new refillable clear
> > spongeless cartridges. Some of that has been less than positive. Thus,
> > I ask whether I should continue using their filled cartridges or order
> > a supply of refillable spongeless cartridges, ink, etc. I'd appreciate
> > thoughts on this.
>
> I filled some of those spongeless carts with UT2 pigments yesterday.
> It was a little messy, but overall the procedure was pretty manageable.
> The only tricky thing, IMHO, is figuring out how to keep track of
> the syringes and needles and bottom-fill adaptors for next time.
> You might want to buy labelable bags, or a segmented box, or something
> like that.
>
> --
> Ben Rosengart ben@...
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