QTR-Quadtone RIP

I recommend simply taking the pizza wheels out. (teeth out, no dentures)

They are only needed on the last few inches of the neg for keeping the paper from hitting the print-head so if you leave a trail-edge of a few inches that you never print, problem solved . . .

Keeping the paper level with the print platen during it’s print run also helps. Put a rolled piece of paper under the print as it comes out of the print to keep it high enough.

regards,
Walker


> On Mar 11, 2016, at 1:44 AM, jp432r@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I'm "replying" to and will quote something Sandy wrote that concerns the problem I'm having, but anyone who has any ideas please chime in.
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> To quote Sandy -
> "The major problem area for me in making digital negatives with inkjet printers is not smoothness, but in how fast and hard the inks dry, especially in using the small printers that use the pricked wheel to guide the media. If the inks does not dry fast enough the wheels will prick the ink and cause what is known as pizza wheel marks. If it does not dry hard the negative can be damaged."
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> Those marks are the problem I've having.
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> I'm trying to print digital negs with a Epson Stylus Photo R3000. In the driver software that came with the printer there is a way to make the head pause between passes (see image below).
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> Based in Sandy's statement, I'm hoping that I can use that control to give the ink enough time to dry during printing to eliminate the "pizza wheel" marks that are wrecking my negs. 
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> However, when I use QTR to print the negs, I can't seem to get to that control. 
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> Does anyone know about this or have any suggestions.
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> Thanks, Jeff
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