RE: [Digital BW] Hand Made Self Publish
2016-04-04 by Scott Hendershot
I have experience using a ChannelBind machine from http://channelbind.com/ They sell reasonably nice cover stock that has a metal channel built into the spine.
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Re: [Digital BW] Hand Made Self Publish
2016-04-04 by Jim Coffee
Take a look at the Lulu.com calendars. I ve used them for about 6 years and am pleased. Low volume. Depends on what you are trying to do. If you want just
Re: [Digital BW] Hand Made Self Publish
2016-04-04 by baffin
In my opinion comb bindings looks cheap. Why sweat over the images, work to get perfect prints on archival paper and use a binding system that you see used for
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-04 by Paul Roark
Andre, Curve Creator is for Windows only (currently). The Windows versions do not, however, show the cumulative ink load. As a practical matter, however, I
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-04 by andrey@...
Thanks Richard! That s certainly many more levers for me to pull on. :) I assume that QTR s curveview will be a good way to visualize these curve changes
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-04 by andrey@...
Ah, thanks Paul! Yes, it is indeed flat (as it shows in your graph), and I was wondering how to bump up certain areas to compensate for the increased b values
Re: Hand Made Self Publish
2016-04-04 by andrey@...
Lew, I ve had a local print shop make a calendar like this, and the main thing to be careful about is leaving enough margin space so the machine won t cut into
Noritsu dye based wide format inkset -- color profiles
2016-04-04 by roark.paul@...
What I call the Noritsu K2 Inkset (NK2) is a Noritsu dye based (Epson Claria large carts for dry lab Noritsu printers) inkset that I have loaded into an
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-04 by paulmwhiting@...
Richard, You ll be happy to know that I finally got that script to work in PSElements. It s a long story but for one thing I didn t need to have the script in
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-04 by richard@...
A quick note about what the density setting does in the curve creator mode. That is the setting for the cross over point for partitioning the toner between
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-04-04 by Paul Roark
I agree that the draw down is just a quick test. It can, however, provide a lot of information, including on a per hour and expense basis. Labs use these
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-04 by Paul Roark
It looks like the toner is working and the ink limit is varying the amount of toner. Look at the Lab B values. Particularly in the lighter part of the test
Hand Made Self Publish
2016-04-04 by Lew Schwartz
Can anyone share experience/thoughts re a diy books using a comb binding machine to put pages together? Thanks! eg Binding Machine
Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-04-04 by richard@...
I know Paul Roark does draw downs to measure the color and density of different inks. It might be a quick test to see what an ink does without loading a
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-04-04 by Paul Roark
There are a number of variables in what might be behind the differences. In the recent draw-down I did of LK density inks, an 18% wj1082 from STS was
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-03 by andrey@...
Paul R or anyone else who knows, How does one determine the neutralizing toner settings in the .qidf file? The main lever I ve been pulling is the Y limit, as
Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-04-03 by dacorbell@...
I received the WJ-1082 ink from PrinterFillingStation and did a draw down to compare it to Eboni V1.1. I placed a strip of packing tape at the top of a sheet
4900 Project
2016-04-03 by homershannon@...
I received a used Epson 4900 that I hope to be able to turn into a black and white printer. I have been working to clean it up and getting it firing on a
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-02 by Paul Roark
I noticed the price increase on Eboni. I don t know if the K4 MK is still the same MK or not. The increase in Eboni price reflects MIS s opinion of its
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-04-02 by goch@...
As of today (2016-04-02), MIS lists the following on its website: K4-PT-K - $58 K4 MATTE BLACK ARCHIVAL EPSON K3 COMPATIBLE INK EB6-PT-K - $100 EB6 V1.1
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset components
2016-04-02 by Paul Roark
Those are the products. I am not going to try to clone the amber base. When messing around with binders, I can see a lot of opportunity for messing up
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset components
2016-04-02 by homershannon@...
The amber base is listed clearly - no doubt on that. There is no formula listed though. With the 4900 and its 350ml tanks, it would make sense to make my own
Can I use Epson 3800 M and LM cartridges in a 3880
2016-04-01 by rdeloe1@...
I have an Epson 3880 that I am going to use for dedicated black and white printing using Carbon-6 ink with refillable cartridges. The refillable cartridges
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset components
2016-04-01 by Paul Roark
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
Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset components
2016-04-01 by homershannon@...
Paul: Do I have the correct MIS part numbers for the components of your universal ink set: Amber Base - ESC-BASE-(size)-UC Photo Carbon Black - UTBO-(size)-K
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Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset components
2016-03-31 by Paul Roark
The first printer I set up with this inkset was my Epson Workforce 1100. I doubt many will want to use this inkset in that printer (no QTR and not in
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-31 by paulmwhiting@...
Turns out I do have the script in the correct folder... but it doesn t execute when I call upon it. I m continuing my quest over in the Elements website for
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-30 by paulmwhiting@...
Andre, You didn t ramble! All good information. And probably my question wasn t clearly stated. Half the answer is posing a good question , as they say. I ve
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-30 by andrey@...
Will do Paul! Sorry if I rambled on a bit if I misunderstood your question. BTW, I just got shipping notice from MIS for order of Paul R s C6b base, so soon
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-30 by paulmwhiting@...
Thanks, Richard, yes I m aware of that script. Paul R. pointed it out to me, too. Trouble is, I m using PS Elements. Elements can read script (called actions
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-30 by richard@...
Paul W, I saw that you posted an updated PDF about your spreadsheet method on the QTR group and was going to respond there too. Are you aware that there is a
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-29 by paulmwhiting@...
Thanks for taking the time to respond so thoroughly, Andre! Much appreciated. I m quite sure you are correct in differentiating between the three models of the
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2016-03-28 by Paul Roark
Glossy carbon can print on matte paper. I anticipate Eboni in the MK position in many printers and PK in the C position if there is not a switchable K
Re: [Digital BW] types of inkjet printers and registration of paper in printer
2016-03-28 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
You would need a flatbed printer for this with a vacuum bed that allowed for multiple print passes and single-channel type access. However, ink is a very
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-28 by andrey@...
No problem Paul! I believe the Colormunki Photo is the only one of the 3 you listed that can be used to profile a print. The others are good for emissive
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2016-03-28 by andrey@...
Paul, I m looking forward to your results with the glossy inkset. There are a lot of great glossy and semi-gloss paper I d love to use. Do you think this ink
types of inkjet printers and registration of paper in printer
2016-03-28 by geoman4919@...
Hi I am interested in gum printing which is a non silver photographic process. In this variation on this process a mixture of gelatin and glucose colored with
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2016-03-28 by Paul Roark
Mark, I will not be using the Epson PK, LK, & LLK. The core is going to be 100% carbon, and Epson s (and all OEM) grays are not 100% carbon to be best of my
Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2016-03-27 by mccarvill@...
Very cool, Paul. So could a viable glossy inkset = Toner + Epson PK + LK + LLK … or something close to that? Mark Mark McCarvill | Mark McCarvill Photography
Re: Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2016-03-27 by homershannon@...
So, I m ready to move ahead with the universal carbon variable tone inkset. That would be a welcomed break through, if you can make it work. I m still
Re: Eboni Variable Tone updates
2016-03-27 by paulmwhiting@...
OK Andre, I now understand the 6th position - Paul has told me that, too. Sometimes I need to hear things more than once for it to sink in. It s unsettling to
Glossy Carbon Variable Tone inkset
2016-03-26 by roark.paul@...
One of the issues in pursuing glossy as well as matte compatible carbon inkset is what to use to make the light blue toner. From a lightfastness perspective,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-03-26 by Paul Roark
I don t know where MIS gets all of its inks. The K4 series was an Image Specialist product. I m not sure if the mainstream color inks MIS now sells are still
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-03-26 by goch@...
Thanks, Paul. Do you know whether the other WJ____ inks are the same as the MIS versions? Printerfillingstation has essentially the same price on the bulk
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-03-25 by a3rm
For the record, just received a bottle of MIS eboni that had ordered some weeks ago. The order was for 2 bottles and I think the other one has gone into
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gon
2016-03-25 by asharpe@...
Yes, it is the same ink. Paul s QTR profiles work perfectly with it. Andrew On Fri, March 25, 2016 5:29 am, Myron Gochnauer goch@unb.ca
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gone out of business?
2016-03-25 by Elliot Puritz
Hi Dan: Be sure to download the free printing profiles that Jon has supplied for his inks and papers when used with various printers. While on his site take
Re: Does anyone know if Inksupply.com (MIS Associates, Inc.) has gone out of business?
2016-03-25 by photo@...
Elloitt & azarijah Thank you for your insights. Just to wrap up my own experience, I nearly simultaneously received a phone call from Visa (a real person!)