Re: tip for ink jet neg substrates

Chris,
I have tried Photo Warehouse with my Epson 2200 and the ink is still "wet"
after a few hours. Easily smeared just by handling. I have tried slowing
the printer down as much as possible, it did not make a big difference. I
am printing with all the inks (color and black) for smooth tones. On the
other hand OHP material is very robust, ready to be handled out of the
printer. I would love to find a cheaper subsitute for it though.
Marek Matusz

> Hi!
> I just got a good tip from Photo Warehouse. A while back we were
> talking about their film that I have had good luck with. At 75 cents an
> 11x17, I love it, compared to Pictorico at $45 for 15!!!
>
> Someone else said they had problems.
>
> Keith Krebs said it had a leader white strip, mine did not....anyway,
> it now does (again?) have the white strip, Keith, and they did say the
> manufacturer did not change. That is neither here nor there...
>
> The tip he gave me was to print it (on the correct side, of course,
> or
> ink will not dry no matter what you do; remember wet fingerprint test to
> see
> if it sticks; of course, if it has leaders, this is moot) at 2880 dpi and
> this will give the ink time enough to dry so it does not get smeared by
> the
> rollers as it runs thru. This was never a problem for me, nor Keith if I
> remember correctly, but someone did have a problem with it, and maybe this
> is a solution. I've always printed at 1440, but will try this, too. Now,
> onto my second box of 100 sheets of 11x17.
>
> Thought I'd pass that along. OH, it is catalog no. 758-11174, UC5F
> inkjet crystal clear 4 mil overlay film.
> Chris
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Received on Wed Sep 8 09:28:54 2004