QTR-Quadtone RIP

On 02/06/2013 04:12 AM, Paul Roark wrote:

> That's good advice. The z3100/3200 PK carts are not cheap, but when
> diluted the costs of the overall inkset are very reasonable.
>
> With the MIS gloss optimizer they are a bit warmer than the HP grays or the
> PK diluted with the generic base I use, but HP pigments bronze badly
> without a gloss optimizer. I have never used the OCP optimizer.
>
> If the prints are too cool for you, adding an MIS glossy carbon to the
> printer can warm things up nicely.

My rough estimation has been 10 to 20 Eurocents of ink per A3 print with 
a mix like that, number of dilutions hardly play a role on that 
estimation, the ink medium is 1.5 cents per ml, the density is made with 
the black ink in all grades and that one is 46 cents a ML including VAT 
in the 130ML cart size.

The mixes I made with OCP gloss enhancer and HP PK stay neutral and 
deliver a better gloss than the HP Vivera grey inks in my Z3100/Z3200. 
For thermal heads though so I used the OCP gloss enhancer replacement 
for Kodak printers, most likely more fluid than the Epson version 
mentioned here. The last should be used for Epsons though, rheology will 
fit the pi\ufffdzo heads better.


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