Hello! At last I can unpack my brand-new Epson Stylus Photo 2100 (2200) and connect it for the first time to my new workstation (!!). Now, of course, I feel...
Hello Louis I'm sure you will get lots of worthwhile advice, however for what it is worth mine would be: 1 For "highest quality" B&W from a 2100 go for as...
We can share some of the knowledge we have learn in our research to make archival inks on the topic of stabilizing carbon pigments. There exist at least two...
... Epson convinced the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar a number of third party cartridges at the border. As far as I know there has been no thread...
Ammonia is bad for the plastics in the printer head. Use just distilled water, glycerin and a cleaner containing only surfactants (like Simple Green). Daniela...
... It does have fragrances in it. ... Edwal LFN wetting agent is a relatively concentrated possibility that has been used for photography for some time. See ...
Hi Louis, to start with I'd just use the OEM inks and Quad Tone Rip. You will be pleased with the results. That way you still have good BW and colour. I do BW...
Dear Louis, I use the 2100 and OEM via QTR and am very pleased with the results, which can be of exhibition quality. I have tried MIS inks in cartridges,...
Thanks Paul. I believe Tilex has changed the formulation of their product since I first used it. I just looked at a new bottle in the grocery store and see...
... These surfactants are where a whole lot of action is. They all coat things. It's how they work. With one end being hydrophobic (not liking water) and...
... Paul, Do you think Jet-Dry would work as a surfactant? It has a nonionic chemical I believe is polyoxyethylene, which I also belive is the same as...
Thanks Sarah and Paul for your responses. OK, now I've got my Epson 1400 printer working with the Eboni 6 inkset and I'm already getting gorgeous prints. Here...
I'm using Paul Roark's 3MK approach in my 1800 and both black positions and the GLOP position are supposed to contain Eboni. I use MIS cleaning fluid in the...
Scott wrote: ... I don't know. I suspect there are a number of these that will work in the older printers. The 1.5 pl printers may be more difficult to get ...
Don't know if this is germane to the topic, but I do traditional b/w photography and have switched from PhotoFlo to LFN for my film development. PhotoFlo, if...
I use ammonia dilute for outside cleaning (strong). It is a strong compound that should be used with care. I still use vinegar dilute for mild cleaning...
Moderation is the word of course, but there is no need to fear low levels of use. Ammonia is listed frequently in patent literature as an ingredient in inks...
My latest experiement with an open source, reasonably cheap carbon printing setup uses a warm midtone 10% mix of UC MK. The UCMK was diluted with the C6 base....
... inkset and ... pre-filled ... 1 pint ... from the 4oz ... need to ... The EB6 is prefilled into refillable carts. But beware - at least a couple of us...
I'm a complete beginner but I've been doing quite a bit of reading as of late and clogging/cleaning seems to be a subject of regular interest surrounding this...
Can anyone please advise me as to a foolproof way of feeding this thick paper into the R1800 successfully. Time after time, the paper seems to shoot through,...
... Can anyone please advise me as to a foolproof way of feeding this thick paper into the R1800 successfully. ... My solution is to push thick paper carefully...
If it's like 2200 and R800 the problem is coating from paper that builds up on printer rollers. HPR is reportedly especially prone to this... The fix is...
Hello: I generally use the printer's pre-feed button to make sure the paper is fed properly. I also often have to help it in as it feeds- especially with...
In a message dated 12/3/2008 11:43:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, efo@... writes: <<But beware - at least a couple of us have ordered prefilled EB6 ...
Try printing directly from Lightroom 2: "Develop" "Presets." LR comes with several un-toned B&W presets that appear mostly to vary contrast. With 3 Moab papers...
... VERY interesting.... HP's using triethanolamine. The main chemical of my favorite film developer, which was a pyro developer. Here's a link if your...
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