Digital BW, The Print

Hello,

As my first foray into "serious" B&W printing I've recently set up and 
dedicated an Epson C86 with the MIS EZ B&W Warm inkset. So far I'm 
thrilled with the results both from digital capture and scanned B&W 
negatives (thank you Paul Roark & MIS Associates!).

Next I'd like to make some neutral prints. Am I inviting trouble by 
doing this on the same printer by swapping cartridges? I know I'll 
need to run a bit of ink through the head after swapping a cart to 
prep it for the swapped-in ink cart, but other than that is it wise to 
let partially filled cartridges sit on the shelf (probably upright in 
a sealed plastic bag)? I'm using refillable carts and have a chip 
resetter, in case that's a consideration.

Thanks,
Mitch

Mitch,

 
> As my first foray into "serious" B&W printing I've recently set up and
> dedicated an Epson C86 with the MIS EZ B&W Warm inkset. So far I'm
> thrilled with the results both from digital capture and scanned B&W
> negatives (thank you Paul Roark & MIS Associates!).
> 
> Next I'd like to make some neutral prints. Am I inviting trouble by
> doing this on the same printer by swapping cartridges?

I swap carts all the time.  With some care, it's no problem.

What I do with the old cart is rinse the outlet off with a squirt of water
from a syringe.  I then put a piece of tape over the outlet (with an end
folded over to make removal easy).  These procedures are to avoid the
possibility of ink drying on the outlet and then getting into the head.

Previously used carts that have been treated this way almost always give
perfect nozzle checks when re-installed.

By the way, with cotton papers I prefer to use a warm cart in the Y
position, with neutral ones in the M & C.  This, to me, gives a more
evenly-toned ramp.  Many cotton papers get an excessively cool shadow area
otherwise.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> I swap carts all the time.  With some care, it's no problem.
> 
> What I do with the old cart is rinse the outlet off with a squirt of 
water
> from a syringe.  I then put a piece of tape over the outlet (with an 
end
> folded over to make removal easy).  These procedures are to avoid 
the
> possibility of ink drying on the outlet and then getting into the 
head.
> 
> Previously used carts that have been treated this way almost always 
give
> perfect nozzle checks when re-installed.
> 
> By the way, with cotton papers I prefer to use a warm cart in the Y
> position, with neutral ones in the M & C.  This, to me, gives a more
> evenly-toned ramp.  Many cotton papers get an excessively cool 
shadow area
> otherwise.
> 

Thanks, Paul. That's exactly what I was looking for. I also appreciate 
the reminder about the warm cart in the Y position. I'm using EEM and 
HPR, so I'll definitely try that. 

Mitch