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Re: 7800 scratches on Pictorico

Of course.  OK.  :-) 

Whatever is causing it is too frequent to sand them all, even if I were willing to.  I saw a post that suggested using a cleaning sheet, like what Epson supplies with their lower end printer like the 2200 and have a vendor looking into that for me.  I'm just hoping for a cure that is less painful or problematic than the disease...

Thanks,
Jon

ender100 wrote:
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heheheeh I just meant if there was a burr on the plastic in the paper path that is scratching the media, then finding the burr and very very very carefully sanding it down.

Nothing as extreme as sandblasting the entire printer hehehehe
On Feb 25, 2009, at 2:09:39 PM, "Jon Lybrook" <jon@intaglioeditions.com> wrote:

From: "Jon Lybrook" <jon@intaglioeditions.com>
Subject: Re: 7800 scratches on Pictorico
Date: February 25, 2009 2:09:39 PM CST
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask..ca
Hi Mark,

Base side, not ink side.  Yes, I'm using roll feed.  The scratching appears to happen after the media passes by the print head.

I can't get my fingers in all areas of the paper path to feel for burrs or buildup but have dusted the heck out of it.

Are you seriously suggesting using sandpaper in my printer?  That sounds like something that would bring me out of the frying pan and into the fire in short order, but please tell me more...

Thanks,
Jon







Mark Nelson wrote:
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Jon,
Is it scratching the ink or just the film?

Are you using roll feed?

Have you checked the paper path in the areas the scratches are occuring?
You might have some burrs that need sanding down?

Mark Nelson

www.PrecisionDigitalNegatives.com, PDNPrintForum@YahooGroups, www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com, sent from my iPhone

On Feb 25, 2009, at 1:25 PM, Jon Lybrook <jon@intaglioeditions.com> wrote:

Thanks Mark:

Base side, vertical scratches, consistent with the direction the media comes out of the printer.  Width of the scratches and distance among them are variable, but placement of them are consistent.

Jon

ender100 wrote:
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Jon,

Can you describe the scratches?  Which way they run, frequency, which side of the media?
On Feb 25, 2009, at 1:04:18 PM, "Jon Lybrook" <jon@intaglioeditions.com> wrote:

From: "Jon Lybrook" <jon@intaglioeditions.com>
Subject: 7800 scratches on Pictorico
Date: February 25, 2009 1:04:18 PM CST
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca 
Hi All,

My Epson 7800 has been working like a champ for over a year now, but my 
clients are starting to complain about increasingly more pronounced 
scratches.  There seems to be no amount of dusting and user serviceable 
parts that affect this problem.  Last time I contacted the vendors, 
Epson blames the media and Pictorico blames Epson.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jon

-- 
Jon Lybrook
Intaglio Editions
http://intaglioeditions.com
303-818-5187


    



-- 
Jon Lybrook
Intaglio Editions
http://intaglioeditions.com
303-818-5187

-- 
Jon Lybrook
Intaglio Editions
http://intaglioeditions.com
303-818-5187


-- 
Jon Lybrook
Intaglio Editions
http://intaglioeditions.com
303-818-5187