Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Gledhill
<stephengledhill@...> wrote:
>
> After a few more prints I've now seen how susceptible to abrasion of
the 
> surface the PermaJet Fibre Base Gloss is.  When feeding A3 paper from 
> the tray the first few inches of the surface have light scuff marks as 
> the roller picks up the paper - on my 4800.  I had adjusted the printer 
> for the thicker paper so was surprised to see this.  When fed from the 
> rear there is no scuffing.  This is the first of the heavier papers
that 
> I've used so what I'm reporting may be a problem with other thicker 
> papers too - anyone?  But it is very disappointing to have to feed 
> manually - or use a roll.  I didn't see this on the 4 sheets of Crane 
> Museo Silver Rag that I got my hands on - its weight is almost the same 
> as the PermaJet.

Steve,

I had exactly the same problem with Da Vinci Fibre Gloss (which, we
have been led to believe, is the same paper, made by Innova) in my
Epson 2100/2200. 

When feeding A4 sized sheets via the normal feed path, there is a
squealing noise (like tyre squeal when a car tyre spins on
acceleration) before the paper is picked up by the rollers. This
problem was reduced by cleaning the rollers - BTW I'd previously been
using Hahnemuhle Photo Rag which I think leaves some dust on the
rollers, reducing their effectiveness. When the problem occurs there
are very clear scuff marks where the rollers have been spinning
against the paper. I've never had this problem with any non-matte
paper I've used before. I too didn't want to use the rear feed slot so
relied on keeping the rollers clean.

I've given up with this paper anyway, because the results with Epson
UC inks in the 2100/2200 are nothing special anyway. Can't get dark
enough blacks (see earlier posts regarding L* values with PSG media
setting at 2880 dpi).

Regards,

Alan