>
> Complain to Harmon, I did about the rolls and they pretended it was
> not an issue. Maybe the more they hear about it the better.
>
> Mark
> http://www.stillrivereditions.com
>
> On Jun 23, 2009, at 2:27 AM, Doug Fisher wrote:
>
> > I would appreciate any thoughts on methods to remove the slight curl
> > at the
> > edges of Harman Gloss FB Al before putting it in the printer. I
> > have been
> > doing some printing for the first time in a while with my R2400 and
> > one
> > thing that has changed is that the humidity level is quite a bit
> > higher
> > (Atlanta finally had a wet spring and the multi-year drought has been
> > broken).
> >
> > The higher humidity (about 45% in the air-conditioned room with the
> > printer)
> > has caused the Harman paper to curl at the edges on all four sides
> > (both old
> > stock and freshly opened stock). The curl along the edge is pretty
> > small in
> > width but fairly pronounced. It is just enough that I am getting head
> > strikes at one of the very top corners at the start of the printed
> > page
> > (along the side) and sometimes at the very bottom of the page at one
> > corner
> > (also along the sides). I left the paper out over night see if it
> > would
> > flatten any after acclimating to the room but I didn't have any
> > luck. The
> > platen is set for thin papers.
> >
> > Any advice on what to do or not to do to remove the curl without
> > damaging
> > the coating on the surface of the paper would be appreciated. If it
> > were a
> > large gentle curve all the way across the paper, a reverse roll would
> > probably do the trick. Since the curl is just at the edges and the
> > coated
> > surface is pretty delicate, I have been trying to bend it flat just
> > using a
> > cotton gloved hand. Hopefully someone has a better method!
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Doug
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