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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Converting from Piezo Inks to Anything Else

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
> 
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