[alt-photo] Re: DREADED PIZZA WHEELS

[Marek Matusz]

Bob,
something has changes in your workflow (new batch of transparency, new ink?). Pizza wheels tracks are a result of the ink not being absorbed by the transparency or not being dry. I had the impression that either back or front feed bypasses pizza wheels, but the sheet must be taped to a sturdy support. OK now I checked with the manual that it is THE FRONT FEED. And it can not print to the end of paper. YOu need to alter the size of your negative. Check the manual on that. On the other hand Pictorico OHP definitely does not produce pizza wheel marks. ANd keep reusing your sheets for testing. Even if you get pizza marks on blank transparency they should be covered with ink when using front feed (did your transparency material become too soft?). Anyways I feel sorry about your frustration.
Try front feed with a piece of paper taped to a sturdy sheet and then go with transparency.
Marek, 
 
> From: bobkiss at caribsurf.com
> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:41:29 -0400
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: DREADED PIZZA WHEELS
> 
> DEAR PAUL,
> Thanks for your suggestion but I got the same scratches from back
> loading as I have from top loading with my Epson 3800. As a matter of fact
> I passed a piece of film through using the back loader without printing on
> it and the pizza wheels scratched the film itself, with nothing printed on
> it!!! As the pizza wheels are *after* the printing process I don't see how
> back loading would make any difference. 
> I am tempted to take your first suggestion about removing the pizza
> wheel assembly but, after wasting 6 sheets of 17X22 Inkpress film, I may rip
> the pizza wheels out with my teeth then howl at the moon in victory! ;-))
> CHEERS!
> BOB 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Paul Viapiano
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 7:00 PM
> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: DREADED PIZZA WHEELS
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Soem people have removed the wheel assembly (not sure how it's done or what 
> the ramifications are).
> 
> Also, a simple way around it is to use the front or rear feed, with the OHP 
> on a backing sheet if needed.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss at caribsurf.com>
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> <alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:42 PM
> Subject: [alt-photo] DREADED PIZZA WHEELS
> 
> 
> > DEAR LIST,
> >
> > I know I have read in the past that some of you had trouble 
> > with
> > your pizza wheels, perhaps on Epson printers. I have confirmed that the
> > pizza wheels are the problem with printing digital negs with my Epson 3800
> > on Inkpress.
> >
> > I recall that some of you have fixed the problem. Please send
> > me your suggestions.I am desperate.
> >
> > CHEERS!
> >
> > BOB
> >
> >
> >
> > Please check my website: <http://www.bobkiss.com/> 
> > http://www.bobkiss.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
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