Re: [Digital BW] Re: Converting from Piezo Inks to Anything Else
2002-01-27 by Peter Lindman
I think one can also buy the FS quad inks in carts to try them out before throwing another CIS at it. Check: http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/quadcart.html Peter Lindman tomoc wrote:
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> > Hi Mark- > > I've never switched a CIS from one ink to another, but have read that > it is crazy to try to flush the carts. You can flush the tubes fairly > easily and buy virgin carts (NoMoreCarts doesn't sell direct any > longer, so go to inkjetart.com or niagara). > > The only MIS ink that works with Piezo is FS. It works perfectly, the > results are just a little more toward neutral (no greenies, though I > never really had a problem there). > > If you don't want to take the trouble to clean the tubes, the MIS > inks are enough cheaper to pay for a new CIS in no time. > > Good luck, > > Tom O'Connell > > TomOC@... > www.thomasoconnell.com > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Mark Romine <klick3@g...> > wrote: > > Within a couple weeks or so I should be nearing the end of the > current > > supply of Cone Piezo B&W inks and I am thinking about switching to > > something else in the MIS line. I am currently using a CIS from > > NoMoreCarts and I was wondering form those who have experience in > doing > > this, how difficult is it or how do you go about cleaning out the > Cone > > inks from the CIS when making such a switch? Is it better to just > get a > > new CIS unit and start from scratch? What has been your experience? > > > > Also, which of the MIS products for quadtone printing comes closest > to > > the Cone look, the Original, the Full Spectrum or the Variable set? > > > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > -- > > Mark Romine > > MARK ROMINE PHOTOGRAPHY > > 227 Fairway Drive > > Bloomington, IL 61701 > > 309-662-4258 > > http://www.markrominephoto.com > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > [Image] > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls > and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to > keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject > header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or > "flames." > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the > various resources on the homepage. > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.