On Apr 24, 2009, at 3:18 PM, Walker Blackwell wrote:
> Hey everyone. I'm building a septone print workflow that prints with a
> form of fluid that I don't want exposed to either air or myself during
> setup. I also need to be able to flush the ink-lines for every print
> run of 2 40x50 inch prints. The fluid is really expensive so I want to
> use only enough to flush the lines (using air-bubble gaps to make a
> clean separation between flush fluid and printing fluid) and to print
> 2 40x50 inch prints per run. Each photograph will use pretty much the
> same amount of each shade of ink. At first I thought about using
> virgin ink-bags and carts, but syringing this stuff out and shoving it
> into an epson cart messes with the cartridge alignment, ink delivery,
> and ends up leaking fluid. My second thought was to use Cone's bulk
> tanks, but this exposes the stuff to air too soon. It's fine if it
> gets exposed to air right before it runs through the print-head. I
> also need a completely clean cartridge every time I do a print-run and
> I can't really clean Cone's carts totally.
>
> So my thought is to use IV bags and modular gravity-based IV system
> hooked to each ink-line. The IV's would be maybe 1/4th-1 inch above
> print-head to keep a good flow of fluid but not too much pressure.
> This way I can just hook in a flushing syringe and then a fluid IV
> bag. Everything is sealed and clean and leak-free and still gravity-
> fed just like the 9600 carts.
>
> The problem is, everything I'm looking at needs a doctor's
> prescription to order. Even though there's no needles involved, just
> to get a freaking IV bag and IV line, you have to have a prescription.
> Does anyone know of a similar system that doesn't require a
> prescription? Is there any way to get a "research" prescription for
> something like this? Any doctors on the list? :-)
>
> Your help would be most appreciated,
> all the best,
> Walker Blackwell
>
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