Epson Ink Problem

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Arthur said:
One heck of a lot of work for making one copy of a home-burned CD.
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All part of my usual "twisted logic", Art. If you're going to buy a high
quality printer and lots of affordable ink, then you might as well do
something with it instead of whine (not you, Art) and debate whether
Canon photos fade in dark drawers in six months. I've chosen the more
difficult route. I now have 7 "CD & Booklet" projects going back 5
years. They've been printed on Epson, Lexmark, and now, Canon printers.
(my astrological advisor doesn't see any HP printers in my lifeline).
And in all cases, I just checked by creations, they show absolutely no
evidence of fading.

And if you entertained any thought at all that I may actually be selling
my projects... banish it. It takes a full day of printing at the highest
resolution and then assembling to even make one copy. What would I
charge if it were legal, $200?? Who'd buy it? Anyone crazy enough to
still want one would get a polite reply telling them to use their own
initiative, resources, and most importantly, their own favorite songs
(not mine). Posting my creations from time to time merely showcases what
can be done with a little patience, talent... did I mention patience?
And hopefully gives people ideas for similar projects of their own.

Art, you are actually the first person to have even commented on the
Christmas project since it was posted back in early December 2004. It
seems everyone who has stopped by my website, accidentally or not, has
read the "small print", in two places I believe, and heeded the message
that the CD & booklet is not for sale. I thank those people for under-
standing.

-Taliesyn (hmmm, now I have TWO Canon printers... what can I create...?)
 
Art - Someone mentioned in a post that the Kirkland paper was Ilford Pearl.
The Ilford site shows Pearl as a slightly heavier weight paper. Perhaps
they use the same coating on a slightly lighter weight paper for the
discount store sales? Regardless of source, I would suggest you buy a box
and try it. I must say, however, that I like it better with my Canon i960
than my old Epson Stylus 900 (which I revived with the help of your
excellent monograph).
 
This was the Epson STYLUS 900. Perhaps the Epson Photo 900 did borderless
prints, but the Stylus 900 did not.
 
Had a chat today with the Epson eTalk people. Apparently they do not
advise using paper over 255gsm with their printers so they think i
have caused damage to my head with my 270gsm paper. I wonder why Fuji
make such paper "ideal for Epson printers" if it can damage the head?

They also said the adjustment lever is only for envelopes but i asked
why can't that be used for thicker paper? That said it can't, blah
blah blah.

What i don't get is when you buy the printer you get a plastic sheet
that you put the paper roll into in order to feed it through the
printer. That is quite thick so why does that not damage the head?
Tranparencies can also be quite thick so maybe they were just telling
me some crap to stop me using the Fuji paper?

This is becomming an expensive exercise. According to the SSC Service
Utility during one head clean i used 13% of the colour ink during the
initialisation and first head clean! What the hell?

Maybe i should just go dye sub?

Engelkott
 
Engelkott said:
Had a chat today with the Epson eTalk people. Apparently they do not
advise using paper over 255gsm with their printers so they think i
have caused damage to my head with my 270gsm paper. I wonder why Fuji
make such paper "ideal for Epson printers" if it can damage the head?

They also said the adjustment lever is only for envelopes but i asked
why can't that be used for thicker paper? That said it can't, blah
blah blah.

What i don't get is when you buy the printer you get a plastic sheet
that you put the paper roll into in order to feed it through the
printer. That is quite thick so why does that not damage the head?
Tranparencies can also be quite thick so maybe they were just telling
me some crap to stop me using the Fuji paper?

This is becomming an expensive exercise. According to the SSC Service
Utility during one head clean i used 13% of the colour ink during the
initialisation and first head clean! What the hell?
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This stuff does not happen with a Canon. And it really should not
happen with an Epson. That sounds outrageous.
 
I stand by my original statement (below). It didn't imply you were
selling or making additional copies, and yes, I did read the "fine
print" on several pages that indicated you do not sell them.

Art
 
I understood the Kirkland paper to be high gloss. I rarely use high
gloss, but I happened to really like the Konica results with Epson inks,
so for my portfolio sheets I didn't mind using it.

Next time I'm in Costco, I'll give it a good look.

Art
 
I think Epson is being too conservative regarding the thickness of the
paper, personally.

I use the thickness lever all the time for thicker stock and although I
can't swear to it without more research, I believe Epson indicated in
one or more instructions that one could raise the heads with the
envelope lever should I be using thicker papers.

Art
 
It is high gloss with a very smooth surface (not totally smooth, but more
smooth than the Epson glossy photo paper that has a bit of an "orange peel"
irregularity.)
 
I think Epson is being too conservative regarding the thickness of the
paper, personally.

I use the thickness lever all the time for thicker stock and although I
can't swear to it without more research, I believe Epson indicated in
one or more instructions that one could raise the heads with the
envelope lever should I be using thicker papers.

Art
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I agree with what you said, it is just when a tech support guy says
something like he did it makes you stop and canvas opinion before
ruining a printer. :)

What would the consensus of opinion be on having renewable print
heads? Do the printers which have that (do HP?) have any advantage
over non-changeable head printers?

Engelkott
 
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