What's the best ink category for printing on Epson transparencies? I've
already tried Ultrachrome using an Epson 2200 but the results weren't
durable at all. Dried ink rubs off easily with finger. That leaves
Durabrite/Durabrite Ultra, Dye based and Ultrachrome high gloss based
on their ink/compatibility chart? I called and got Epson's (well, two
people at Epson) opinion and am hoping for other opinions.

On 14 Apr 2006 07:28:51 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>What's the best ink category for printing on Epson transparencies? I've
>already tried Ultrachrome using an Epson 2200 but the results weren't
>durable at all. Dried ink rubs off easily with finger. That leaves
>Durabrite/Durabrite Ultra, Dye based and Ultrachrome high gloss based
>on their ink/compatibility chart? I called and got Epson's (well, two
>people at Epson) opinion and am hoping for other opinions.
>

Any of the Epson consumer-level printers, with either regular
(R-series) or Durabrite ink, will work fine with transparencies. The
expensive Ultrachrome printers such as the 2200 are not designed to be
used like a regular printer, they are designed to print on special art
papers and are mainly for photo or giclee type printing. They
specifically do not have Transparency as an option in the print
settings because of this.

If you already have a 2200 and are looking to buy another printer for
business printing, I would suggest going with a Canon or HP rather
than an Epson. If you are planning on using the transparencies as a
stencil pattern for a photo-sensitive surface (such as used for PCB
etching or silkscreen developing), make sure the black for the printer
you're getting is pigment black.

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>If you already have a 2200

How about using a dye based ink in a 2200? Agreed, there's no
transparency setting but the only real problem I had was the durability
of the print and I blame that on the Ultrachrome ink. Opacity and
overall quality was otherwise fine.

Fenrir Enterprises wrote:
>
> Any of the Epson consumer-level printers, with either regular
> (R-series) or Durabrite ink, will work fine with transparencies. The
> expensive Ultrachrome printers such as the 2200 are not designed to be
> used like a regular printer, they are designed to print on special art
> papers and are mainly for photo or giclee type printing. They
> specifically do not have Transparency as an option in the print
> settings because of this.
>
> If you already have a 2200 and are looking to buy another printer for
> business printing, I would suggest going with a Canon or HP rather
> than an Epson. If you are planning on using the transparencies as a
> stencil pattern for a photo-sensitive surface (such as used for PCB
> etching or silkscreen developing), make sure the black for the printer
> you're getting is pigment black.
>
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>
> http://www.FenrirOnline.com
>
> Computer services, custom metal etching,
> arts, crafts, and much more.

On 14 Apr 2006 08:11:54 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>>If you already have a 2200
>
>How about using a dye based ink in a 2200? Agreed, there's no
>transparency setting but the only real problem I had was the durability
>of the print and I blame that on the Ultrachrome ink. Opacity and
>overall quality was otherwise fine.
>

That would probably work, though if you're planning on switching the
printer to 'regular' ink you may be better off selling it and getting
another one. I know right now on a PCB discussion forum that I'm on,
they're discussing the use of an Epson 2200 to directly print on
circuit boards since it has a straight-through paper path (very rare
on any printer these days, even high end ones) that can take thick
media, so there may be people interested in purchasing one.

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USE WHAT THE PRINTER MFG RECOMMENDS

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>What's the best ink category for printing on Epson transparencies? I've
>already tried Ultrachrome using an Epson 2200 but the results weren't
>durable at all. Dried ink rubs off easily with finger. That leaves
>Durabrite/Durabrite Ultra, Dye based and Ultrachrome high gloss based
>on their ink/compatibility chart? I called and got Epson's (well, two
>people at Epson) opinion and am hoping for other opinions.
>
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