Re: Richard Bensons's new book
Hi Jack,
It may be a good idea to have a set of cartridges with de-ionized water only in them. This way you could flush the heads through after every printing session. I think that should keep the nozzles clear.
Regards
David H
On Jan 2 2009, jefulton1 wrote:
I've got hold of an Epson 3000 printer, an older model. It used dye
inks but we also tried and used
pigmented inks. This idea bantered about regarding printing with cyano
chemicals or VDB has been
on my mind for years. Now I'll give it a try.
But before doing so would like your opinion on whether you think the
cyano chemistry will work in
the printer. The initial worry is whether the concentration of the
chemicals themselves, though
fully dispersed in water, can clog the nozzles.
Secondly, the print should be made in dim light, most likely also kept
with an opaque covering as
well. So, do you think the heads might 'cake' up?
Surely I could just go ahead and try to see what happens but
cumulative foresight may prevent
glitches.
I'd like to think a decent watercolor paper would be fine.
Will try to delay print head speeds to allow for some drying or
soaking in between passes but I
cannot remember if the software allows that.
But any of your thoughts would be appreciated.
And, let's hope this new year is about five time better than the last
eight.
Cheers
Jack F