Hi Everybody,
When I started to look for a dedicated b/w printer solution, for quite some time I labored on the question which of the commercially available ready-formulated b/w ink-sets to use (P. Roark's solutions at MIS, Piezography, farbenwerk etc.). All the b/w solutions I have become aware of completely replace all color channels with shades of black/grey - and leave no color to control toning. When I recently got hold of a used R3000 (needed revival) I thought this is the right printer to try 5 channels black and 3 channels color. I want to use pigment ink and print on matte papers. The ink-set may be called "K5C3" :-)
I am a beginner with modding ink sets, but I want to give it a try.
Here is my current idea of the ink-set:
100% MK
60% - 81% MK (needs testing to figure out)
27% MK
9% MK
3% MK
100% C
100% M (VM)
100% Y
I got pigment black and clear base (P. Roark formulation) from MIS Associates. For CMY I will use some 3rd party pigment ink - after I got figured out the blacks and how to control them with QTR.
I am new to QTR and to this QTR group. I spent some time playing with QTR and think I am able to figure out how to use it. And I will browse for other people's posts that may provide information valuable to this project and QTR. In case you know something / someone with a similar approach, let me know - I will apreciate it.
In case you are interested I can give you a draft on my current idea how to appraoch that project and report when I am progressing.
Best Regards,
Amin