I mostly concur with David.
I used a similar inkset with the 3 colors for toning, although with dyes, last year. See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/4000-Noritsu-5K-Plus.pdf . The profiles may give some ideas when it comes time for that.
I would recommend, however, that you use LM and LC as opposed to the full strength versions of those. Particularly with the C, you might find you'll see the dots in the highlights. The generic base will probably work find for diluting the C and M. When you dilute you own, the price for top quality color pigs is quite reasonable.
Good luck with the setup.
Paul
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 6:26 PM, David Kachel david@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Amin,I just went a similar route.Your second black is way too strong. You will not get useful distinction between it and 100% K. More concentrated than 30% gives no advantage.I am using this combination and it is working out very well:K = 100%K2 = 30%K3 = 18%K4 = 9%K5 = 4%M = MY = YWhat I’m doing with the remaining slot is super top secret for now, but it could certainly hold C.Don’t use 3rd party pigment inks. What’s the point of using super-stable K ink if you are going to add some oddball, unknown quantity color ink that will burst into flames the second daylight hits it?!Buy outdated cartridges for larger Epson pigment ink machines and drain them. Better yet, do what I did. Buy outdated cartridges for large HP Vivera pigment printers. The HP inks work in the Epson printers (but not vice versa) and are far more stable. The Epson inks last decades, the HP inks, centuries. A no-brainer!One precaution. I am using an Epson 3800 for this. How it might perform in a 3000 is a complete mystery to me. You probably won’t blow up your neighborhood, but you could destroy your printer. Either way, I never heard of you!;-)David Kachel___________________Artist-PhotographerFine B&W PhotographsPO Box 93Fort Davis, TX 79734From: "amog19@... [QuadtoneRIP]" <;QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com>
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Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Convert K3 to K5 plus C3 (for toning) - advice appreciated100% MK
60% - 81% MK (needs testing to figure out)
27% MK
9% MK
3% MK
100% C
100% M (VM)
100% Y