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Re-arranging the 7600

Re-arranging the 7600

2005-11-01 by Steven Karafyllakis

Hi All;

Well, it seems I get to dedicate my 7600 to B&W only, so I'd like to 
get some advice/opinions on ink combinations.

What I need to do:

Print matte from neutral to warm/sepia tonal range;

Print on RC, semi-matte, semi-gloss primarily, with same tonal range 
as above. 
I don't need cold tone printing.

I want both MK and PK installed simultaneously, so a straight UT-7 
setup won't work. I also want the option of a K3 mode for extra 
smoothness where appropriate. 

This is what I'm considering at the moment:

Basic setup:  Eboni, UT7 Cyan, UT7 L Cyan,  and UT7 yellow, for 
warm/sepia.  
Eboni with FS-Quad-Cyan  and FS-Quad-Magenta will give me neutral if 
the MIS swab tests are accurate.

The addition of PKN will give me RC printing of either warm or 
neutral tones.

I'm assuming that all of MIS' inks are now using the new base, 
including the FS quadtone sets; if anyone knows or suspects 
otherwise, please let me know! 

Also: the MIS swab patches make the FS inks look very neutral, which 
is what I want. Has anybody used them since the base change, and are 
they in fact neutral?

Paul had anticipated that glop would no longer be needed with the 
new base; Has that in fact turned out to be the case?

Any and all feedback/advice appreciated. I need to get this right 
the first time, as I've totally lost my patience with the flushing 
cleaning, etc. of the wide format machines. 

Steve Karafyllakis

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