Digital BW, The Print

Thanks all.

Here in the Netherlands all suggested sources seem to supply demineralised water but no distilled water (although several advertise demi water as distilled). Fortunately I found a local online source for true distilled water (and, as positive side effect, also larger/cheaper amounts of glycerine)

Joost
 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Corrado" <mantinieri@...> wrote:
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> Hello Joost,
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>   we have been using, to make our homemade ink,  distilled water purchased off the shelf of a supermarket since four years, now. It is household grade, namely that used in a steaming iron. We never had troubles.
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> It is not the bacterial contamination that should worry you, since the ink mandate for an antibacterial anyway. But, rather, the residual salts/limestone that would deposit and permanently clog the printer head. For that matter, the household distilled water is good enough.
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> Ciao,
> 
>   Mantinieri
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> http://www.mantinieri.com
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