Digital BW, The Print

Paul <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:

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> But wouldn't the 8-10-2010 pdf's procedure be simpler, with only three
> dilutions to make?
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Yes, that was why I tried it to see if it'd work.  It does, but ...

Or would this approach require non standard profiles?
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Yes.  The standard ICC and QTR profiles for Eboni/Carbon-6 would not work.
 On the other hand, the Epson driver might work fine with very little
further adjustment.


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> Also, the Carbon-6 document you pointed me to lists two extra dilutions,
> LK and LLK. Would I simply mix up the first six, because the 1400 has only
> six slots, right?
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Correct.  The LK and LLK are there for the 7 and 8 ink printers.
 Eboni/Carbon-6 works in all Epson printers.  The primary Eboni-6 PDF --
http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-6.pdf -- is mostly oriented to the
1400 (now 1430) because that is what most use.  However, it's meant to be
more general than that.



> And I can make these up by volume, not only weight, correct?
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Yes. The only place there is a significant difference is when mixing the
clear base.  (The glycerol is heavy -- high specific gravity.)



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> I'm thinking of getting some 4 oz plastic bottles from MIS, ...
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I usually mix in those also.

> ... How precise do I need to be? My syringes don't show tenths of a cc!
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If you are mixing 100 ml, syringes are fine.  However, for the lightest
ones you might want to mix from the darker ones.  For example, 6% is 1/3 of
18%, 2% is 1/3 of 6%. So, after you mix the 18% you can use 1:2 ratio
mixing for the very light inks, mixing the 6% from the 18% and then the 2%
from the 6%.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


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