----- Original Message ----
From: Philip Schwartz <Philip.Schwartz@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:51:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] R220 R340/320
David:
I haven't done a lot of printing yet, but I have been able to coax
Moab Emntrada 190 gsm and Arches Infinity 230 gsm through the printer
without too much trouble. If I recall, this was true when I first
started printing on the R200, and things got progressively worse over
the course of a couple of weeks. I wish Epson would make a pro quality
small format hextone printer. I think the R1800 has a rear loading
slot for thicker paper, so this may be an option. The 2400 is a
possibility, but who wants to juggle 7 inks to print B&W with a
monochrome inkset?
--- In DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com, "David Whistance"
<david.whistance@ ...> wrote:
>
> Hi Philip
>
> I hope you have more sucess with the R800 than I have recently. I
use it
> with the NK7 inkset which is great, however when trying to produce
prints
> for the current print exchange I had feed problems with every sheet
of Photo
> Rag Satin I used and damage from the rollers on perhaps 80-90% of the
> prints. Changing to Bradford Rag produced exactly the same problem.
I will
> try your sandpaper trick to see if it improves the feed as I have
been very
> happy with the printer up to now.
>
> David Whistance
>
> prints-----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com]On Behalf Of Philip
> Schwartz
> Sent: 20 December 2006 02:16
> To: DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] R220 R340/320
>
>
> More data points: I also use both a C86 and R200 to print using MIS
> inks on matte papers. I have three R200s, and while they can make
> beautiful prints, the paper handling is TERRIBLE. Much of the time
> they won't even reliably feed standard bond, or Epson Enhanced Matte.
> My finished prints are all on paper weights 190 - 300 gsm. Sometimes
> it is impossible to get these papers to feed without damaging the
> paper. Sometimes I can get the paper fed with devious manual
> intervention. Feeding sandpaper through the paper path is another
> stupid trick I use to keep a tooth on the rollers so they will grab
> the paper. I had an old 900 Color Stylus that had an adjustable platen
> that worked well. I guess that was before the marketers took
> charge :) These desktop printers are really toys that are capable of
> astonishing print quality, but there can be a lot of heartache in the
> process.
> The C86 won't autofeed the heavier papers, but it will always feed
> with a simple manual assist.
> The R200 is so poor in this regard I am going to try B&W inks in an
> R800, but nothing to report yet.
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com, Danny Twang
> <dannyt@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Paul, but I'm not able to find any C88 or 86 here, however
> > they have one called Epson D88 Plus.....?
> >
> > danny
> > > >... The R340 may be better on semigloss/glossy, ...
> > >
> > > Actually, I prefer the C88 for glossy paper. The 220 technology
> > > works great
> > > for matte paper, but the C88 has a better dmax. (I'm only talking
> > > about the
> > > Epson driver here. I've not compared them with a rip.)
> > >
> > > Paul
> > > www.PaulRoark. com
> > >
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