Re: laser printer for diginegs

[Daniel Williams <dtwilliams3@comcast.net>]

davidhatton@totalise.co.uk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Well, my epson 1290 has bitten the dust, bought the farm, snuffed it, 
> shook a seven..etc and not before time I'm thinking. The amount of ink 
> wasted trying to clear blocked nozzles would probably have put several 
> children through university! In its defence though I often left it for 
> several weeks between prints. Which is why I'm considering a laser 
> printer instead of an inkjet.
>
> I was wondering if anyone uses a laser printer to make digital negs as 
> I don't think these (laser printers) have the same problems with 
> blocked nozzles if left idle for weeks. I'm loath to replace the 1290 
> with another expensive colour inkjet only to have it block up again. 
> If so what do you print on and are there any special techniques 
> needed?  Thanks in advance for all your help,
>
> Regards
>
> Davidh
I know Jim Larimer makes B&W laser negatives for his gum dichromate and 
gum-oil work.  I think he is a member of this list so you may get a 
response from him.  I know that he is an active member of the Hybrid 
Photo Forum and has work posted in the galleries there. He also has a 
blog site that shows a lot of his work. 
Dan Williams