I've been through a number variations on this project. I think I';ve seen enough that I'm scaling up to my 7800 with what I'm calling "Glossy Carbon Variable Tone beta 1." See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Glossy-Carbon-Variable-Tone.pdf The 7800 and 1430 will have the same inks in them, but the 7800 will not be Epson driver compatible. I will make ICCs and other profiles for the 1430.
Basically, I'm opting to stay with the same carbon and dilution base inputs I used for all the glossy compatible inksets I've made. These components are well tested with years of experience, and they continue to give me what I look for in a B&W inkset. The fact that I am going with this combination for serious wide format production suggests the confidence I have in these inputs and this approach.
Eboni Variable Tone will remain in my 9800, and, again, I expect Eboni to retain the "best for the least" title in terms of price and lightfastness.
That said, a universal carbon variable tone that, at worst, matches silver print lightfastness is good enough for me for glossy work, and, frankly, very convenient for an overall B&W insket.
Paul
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Homer,It's a little early to know all the variables, but the MIS Amber base should be the same as is on their web site. One place where they will probably list the components is at https://www.inksupply.com/roarkslab.cfm . The PK options are still named with the older "MIS Pro" and "K4" PK. I believe they are actually the same now, and what I'm initially testing and diluting. (Stay above the color pigment listed on that page. I am not currently using any MIS color pigments.)In http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/4000-6K-Plus.pdf you'll see that I used various inks from other MIS inksets. Ignoring the super-dilute LLLK for now, the other glossy dilute inks translate into 50%, 30%, 15%, and 9% PK. Those make nice, useful dilutions. I doubt anyone needs an ink that is more dilute than 9% PK, but some would argue otherwise. These straight percentage labels may end up on the various dilutions on the MIS webpage.For the 1400, I'm leaning toward the 4 percentages noted above, along with the toner, with the K having to be switched from Eboni to PK as needed.Note that the MIS PK will get a somewhat modest dmax of about 2 with either the Epson driver or QTR. On the other hand the 50% PK will hit 2.45 with QTR. The trick for those with QTR will be to find the blend that gives the best overall look, including absence of pizza wheel marks. The more fluid on the paper, the more various problems might arise.PaulOn Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 7:25 AM, homershannon@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Paul:
Do I have the correct MIS part numbers for the components of your universal ink set:Amber Base - ESC-BASE-(size)-UCPhoto Carbon Black - UTBO-(size)-KWhat Canon printer should I reference when ordering the Canon blue and cyan toners? Are these also diluted using the amber base?The 4900 is not fully operational yet, but I think I'm gaining. I will probably want to order supplies shortly.Homer Shannon