Digital BW, The Print

> I'm getting those tiny white pin prick tracks down the length of my
> prints (only on the black ink areas; lighter regions are fine) on an
> Epson R2400, and on all of these papers: Ilford Gold Fibre Silk,
> Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta, Innova semi-matte.

I don't know what the 2400 is like, but I solved that problem on a  
2200 by keeping the pizza rollers up off the paper. On the 2200 they  
can be "levered" up and out of the way by slipping something into the  
space between the printer housing and the pivot point for each wheel.  
I had to do it individually for most of the wheels.  Those little  
plastic slip-through ties people use to hold wiring neatly in place in  
electronic equipment (an elsewhere) worked pretty well when I  
shortened them with wire cutters.

I have a friend who uses a couple "muffin fans" from old computer  
power supplies to the blow air down onto the paper as it is being  
printed.  That seems to dry the ink enough that the pizza wheels won't  
affect it.

Myron



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I had have the same problems with the newer, thicker, expensive "baryta" papers, like Epson Fiber Presentation and Hahnemuehle Baryta Fine Art. I love the papers and the look of the prints, except for problems with smudges and the pizza wheel tracks. I have tried using the "thick paper" setting, to no avail. I have tried using front feed and rear single sheet (roll) feed, as rear sheet feed will not work for me with these papers.

I love the papers, but what to do? Anyone with a solution?

Paul