Digital BW, The Print

Sam,

I use a home-brew paper-support made from a plastic corrugated 'envelope
thickener' I received back with some uncut negs... I cut it into an
upside-down capital-T shape to just under the width of the paper I want to
feed, with just a thin vertical bar to support the top of the paper and
reduce weight on the support pushing it away from 'the right angle'.

I regularly feed 310gsm paper, though I typically will hand-hold the loading
process to be sure they go in straight - I'd recommend this with paper that
costs ?2 or more per sheet ;)  I have probably fed a maximmum of 330gsm with
this method, no problem at all. However, I think that if you ask Epson they
would say the upper limit was something like 220gsm, that the paper must be
smooth, etc etc

Sorry to all by the way, it wasn't my intention to make you all wonder if it
was impossible to feed thicker paper sheets - I was just trying to point out
that Epson desktop's are NOT designed for it, so any complaints to Epson
would undoubtedly receive a similar answer to the one I suggested, from tech
support.

But of course, Epson, like any other m'fer is not forced to list all the
things is can't do (or is not designed for) in their advertising. In the
context of the original thread, I think this was an appropriate thing to
point out ;)

Happy paper feeding,

Nij



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam A. McCandless [mailto:samcc@...]
> Sent: 06 November 2001 04:03
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Lyson SG Inks/Piezo Complaining
>
>
> >Epson 1160 - NOT Designed to print on thick papers! Don't print
> your wedding
> >photos with these - your marriage may last 50 years but these won't! etc.
> >
> >Nij [snip]
>
> What are good weight and thickness guidelines for reliable use
> with the 1160?
>
> Sam