"WJ1082" is the product designation for the former Image Specialists ink that MIS sells as "Eboni" MK. STS Inks acquired Image Specialists and continues to use the old IS numbers for those products.
This wj1082 MK ink has changed from the original IS ink. That is why the new "Eboni" from MIS is called "Eboni v. 1.1." STS claims it is the same carbon. I think the difference is that they are using an upgraded dispersant. The new wj1082 (Eb v. 1.1) is not quite as neutral as the original Eboni, but it still has an advantage over the other MK inks I've tested. (I routinely look for better inputs for my inks and printing.)
WF1082 is just the MK, which for Eboni-6 needs to be diluted to make the lighter inks. MIS, of course, sells all of the dilutions of Eboni-6 premixed. Many mix their own lighter inks as needed using my generic dilution base. See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf . I highly recommend the c6b version. That is what I usually use. MIS also sells this base premixed from https://www.inksupply.com/roarkslab.cfm . As with all things MIS sells and does, I have no connection to them and receive no royalties or the like. Everything I do is open source and published for all to use for free.
I started long ago with Jon's Piezo approach and simply found a different approach that, for me, worked better. That has evolved into, today, a series of inksets based on Eboni-6. I do still buy things from IJM occasionally. The 3880 Eboni Variable tone setup used, for example, IJM carts and chips.
The bottom line, however, is that for those who want the best B&W for a lot less money, the more DIY approach can be very rewarding.
Paul
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 5:29 AM, Myron Gochnauer goch@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
WJ1082 is the generic for Eboni. Just search for that anywhere. I buy it
from www.printerfillingstation.com.
Andrew
I’m not sure what “generic for Eboni” means in this context. Is it literally the same ink - - same form of carbon, same carrier, same whatever-else-is-in-Eboni - - of a different carbon black ink?
I cannot find any helpful description of the ink of the website, and since the company appears to be appealing to general customers who want to save money, it is not at all certain that they would use a black formulation that is identical to Eboni, which has a photographic market in mind.
Myron