I had previousy tried the dye based ink from the R220. Yup, it just washes
away.
The carts that came with my R220 are going to my wife for use with her R220.
The cost of the R220 was the same as a new set of Epson carts. SHE likes the
Epson carts, I've learned not to argue with her on certain subjects. But I
ended up with a "free" R220 printer to play with and all her empty carts.
I had one of the Epson R220 carts refilled at Island Inkjet with dye ink for
$8 and watched the technique. A couple of tricks, but not very difficult.
My goal is to make this procedure as simple as possible, so the average guy
can use it. Similar to the current Toner Transfer method. No special hacks
to the printer or spending a lot of money to start. There are always a few
who will go to extremes of time and money to make something work, but it is
not practical.
Myc
On 7/24/06, fenrir_co <fenrir@...> wrote:
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com <Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "lcdpublishing"
>
> <lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Mycroft,
> >
> > You brought up a good point that needs checking. My first attempts
> > will be with the Epson Ink I have on hand. When I did some crude
> > tests a while back, the yellow ink is what I had on hand and it sort
> > of worked.
>
> If you are thinking of using the ink that came with the R220, you are
> better off selling it on craigslist or eBay if you haven't opened them
> yet. Those inks will definitely not work. I've gotten things to the
> point where the print /looked/ nice, and heat-set the ink with an
> iron, but they just wash away when put in etchant.
>
>
> > So, What I am wondering and thinkning of trying is to put the yellow
> > cartridge in the slot for the black ink. If the printer allows this
> > (Does anyone know?), it will be a starting point for me. Then as I
> > make progress there, I will get some sort of refillable cartridge
> > from
> > MIS as I already have their ink.
> >
> > Chris
> >
>
> You would have to swap the chips on the cartridges. They're all shaped
> the same, but the chips are different - and interchangable.
>
> I just put in an order from the eBay seller InkJetCarts. While I can't
> comment on the ink or cartridge quality yet, his customer service has
> been miles above what I've gotten from MIS. He has PDFs with
> photographs to show the best ways to prime refill carts on the first
> use. His sets of resettable cartridges and inks for the C88 and the
> R200 series are half the price of what MIS charges. Once I get my C88
> refill kit and start using it, I'll post a review. While I'm using my
> C88 for high volume document printing, and not PCB work, I'll try
> using some of his inks to print on a thin copper sheet. From what I
> can tell, I think he gets the ink from the same supplier as MIS (Image
> Specialists), but I'm not 100% sure.
>
>
>
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