Re: RE: Inkjet Transparencies Scratching

Jon,

You may need to to rethink the amount of presure that the vac frame is using.
You could be driving the pigment into the surface of the plate. Remember that
the plate surface is semi hard and will suck things into it. Also look at how
the surface of the glass is getting from the light source a fan may help on
this part. Or how about a thin sheet of mylar or poly whatever in between see
if the pigment comes off on that. Of course you may just need to let the
inkjets cure and dry real good before exposure.

At times, in working with Dans' plates it looked as though moisture was
released from the plate during exposure.

Jan Pietrzak

>
> From: Jon Lybrook <jon@terabear.com>
> Date: 2004/07/10 Sat AM 04:41:32 GMT
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: Inkjet Transparencies Scratching
>
> I should say 'taken off', not lifted off. The transparency was plenty dry.
>
> At 10:37 PM 7/9/2004, Jon Lybrook wrote:
> >Good advice, however, the scratches are happening through the handling of
> >the transparencies, not coming off the printer. I'm generally pretty
> >careful, but simply making test strips (on polymer plates under a vacuum
> >frame) is resulting in scratches where the ink has been lifted off where
> >the plate had been in contact with the transparency.
> >
> >Jon
> >
> >At 09:54 PM 7/9/2004, Rocky Boudreaux wrote:
> >>I'm not using the roll stuff but on regular Pictorico sheets II do
sometimes
> >>see, however they are on the uncoated side of the film and do not show up
in
> >>the final print.
> >>To reduce these I put a piece of plain paper along with the Pictorico in
the
> >>loading area and have a blank piece of paper in the out put tray.
> >>This gives the Pictorico a nice smooth surface to ride on as it goes
through
> >>the printer and has reduced the scratches.
> >>I didn't think the plastic surface was that rough but having added the
plain
> >>paper reduced the scratching considerably.
> >>
> >>Rocky
> >>Houston
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>From: Jon Lybrook [mailto:jon@terabear.com]
> >>Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:04 PM
> >>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca; alt-photo-process-
l@sask.usask.ca
> >>Subject: Re: Inkjet Transparencies Scratching
> >>
> >>It's a reasonable assertion.
> >>
> >>I've not had any problem with scratching in the past. I've not had any
> >>output from a 7600 either.
> >>
> >>I assume you read the Pictorico manager's assertion reposted on this list
> >>that the stock is the same, with the exception of a very slight decrease
in
> >>coating, which he claimed would make no difference. This could be the
> >>difference resulting in scratching. The stock looks and feels the same as
> >>the stuff I was buying with Pictorico on the label though.
> >>
> >>Anyone else using AccuArt2 on a roll having this problem?
> >>
> >>Jon
> >>
> >>At 08:01 PM 7/9/2004, Sandy King wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi Jon,
> >> >
> >> >I have not had any problem with scratching or abrasion in making inkjet
> >> >negatives on Pictorio with the Epson 2000P, 2200 and C-84. I simply
handle
> >> >the negatives with reasonable care and have never had a problem.
> >> >
> >> >Since the Epson 7600 is supposed to use the same inks as the 2200 I am
> >> >wondering if perhaps the AccuArt2 material is not Pictorico?
> >> >
> >> >Sandy King
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>Never got a response on this, so I'm trying again.
> >> >>
> >> >>Does anybody do any post-printing techniques to their inkjet negs to
> >> >>increase the durability and prevent scratching? A (non-UV Inhibiting)
> >> >>spray of some sort maybe?
> >> >>
> >> >>Thanks,
> >> >>Jon
> >> >>
> >> >>At 07:50 PM 7/7/2004, Jon Lybrook wrote:
> >> >>>I've noticed the Pictorico (now AccuArt2) transparencies I've been
> >> >>>getting from the Epson 7600 my friends have are very fragile and
scratch
> >> >>>way-easily. Are there any protective coatings or post printing
> >> >>>procedures for making them a little more durable?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>TIA,
> >> >>>Jon
> >
> >
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Received on Sat Jul 10 05:11:52 2004