[alt-photo] Re: epson c88 & ultrafine inkjet transparency

[Loris Medici]

Don's suggestion would work better in case of epson c88 since I don't think
it has a paper sensor like HP 9180B, and the real problem is the printer not
being able to catch the thin, slippery and relatively hard transparency
material. When using a Epson 1290 printer, I was putting few sheets of plain
paper in the feeder, under the transparency material and the printer was
able to catch it, not so when no supporting paper was used. Once it's in the
printer it shouldn't give you problems...

I had just wanted to mention my case/solution for the records.

Regards,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of
Gordon J. Holtslander
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:14 PM
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: epson c88 & ultrafine inkjet transparency

Thanks Loris

I have some yupo - I'll try it.   I also want to work with carbon 
transfer again - from digital negatives - the reason I have the yupo ...

Carbon Transfer was the first alt-process I did (~20 years ago!) - got me
hooked :)

Gord

Loris Medici wrote:
> I use a similar approach with my HP 9180B because it has troubles in 
> detecting the media. It was working OK at the beginning (correct 
> detection, no feeding problems) then started to refuse the sheet (was 
> giving me "no paper" error), probably because the photocell sensor has 
> lost some sensitivity due dust/dirt accumulation... Anyway, I now use 
> a same sized sheet of 200micron (~ 8mil) Yupo under the transparency 
> media and it works flawlessly. I don't tape the transparency to Yupo 
> since the static (and
> friction) is enough to keep them together.
> 
> Regards,
> Loris.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On 
> Behalf Of Don Bryant
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 5:46 PM
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> Subject: [alt-photo] epson c88 & ultrafine inkjet transparency
> 
> Gord,
> 
> In the past I've found that placing a thin sheet of cardboard (the 
> same thickness that is packaged in new dress shirts) effective in 
> getting media to feed into the printer. Try that and see if it helps.