Re: Alternative to Epson 3800

[SusanV <susanvoss3@gmail.com>]

Katharine,

I have a 1280, and have found this link very helpful...
http://www.fixyourownprinter.com/forums/printer/28244

Scroll down the page to the instructions by Denny.

I cleaned the bottom of the printhead assembly based on his
instructions, and got a lot of crud off of them.  This was after
having done a couple of "head cleaning" cycles.  It didn't harm my
printer at all.

And now I am religious about keeping a dust cover on it!  ( I was
baaad about that before I cleaned all the inked dust bunnies off the
bottom of the printhead ).

Susan

On 3/14/07, Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com> wrote:
> George, I'd echo the recommendation on the 1280, but I'm not sure why
> you wouldn't just buy a new one, since mine, which I bought a little
> more than a year ago,  wasn't all that expensive, around $200.  This
> was my printer of choice even though I would have bought a more
> expensive one had I thought a more expensive one was better for my
> needs.   I didn't want the slower-drying pigmented inks;  my only use
> for the printer is digital negatives.   I had expected to order the
> 1280 from Epson, thinking that retail stores wouldn't be stocking
> such an old printer, but when I went to buy a Mac G5, I mentioned to
> the salesperson at the Mac store  that I was planning to buy an Epson
> 1280 for a printer, and it turned out they had them in stock, for
> significantly less than the Epson price.   So it might pay to check
> around.
>
> I'm very happy with the 1280, except that I have  problems with
> clogged nozzles that I never had with my ancient Photo Stylus EX.  I
> just have to remember to turn it off when I'm not expecting to use it
> for a few days.  It makes great negatives for gum (so far, knock on
> wood, no banding, or at least only the kind of banding that can be
> remedied by running a cleaning cycle (or three or four).
>
> Katharine
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 13, 2007, at 1:46 PM, Sandy King wrote:
>
> > George,
> >
> > If price is a consideration you might want to look at a used or
> > refurbished Epson 1280 or 2200. Both of these printers have a good
> > reputation for making good digital negatives. The 1280 is in fact
> > still available new at the Epson web site in spite of the fact that
> > it has been on the market longer than  any current printer. I have
> > the 2200 and have been very satisfied with it for printing in
> > carbon, kallitype and pt./pd.
> >
> > In the less than $600 range, (street price), look at the Epson
> > R1800 and the HP B9180.
> >
> > I have assume you want at least a 13" wide printer. If not, there
> > are other much less expensive alternatives.
> >
> >
> > Sandy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 2:02 PM -0700 3/13/07, George L Smyth wrote:
> >
> >> I am looking for a printer that will allow me to create digital
> >> negatives, but
> >> $1,300 for an Epson 3800 (plus 9 ink cartridges at $14 each) is
> >> more than a
> >> little out of my range.
> >>
> >> Any affordable suggestions for such a printer?
> >>
> >> Cheers -
> >>
> >> george
> >>
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