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David Dyer-Bennet
I used a continuous inkfeed system for several years on my Epson 1200;
eventually the sponge in the cartridge disintegrated and started
blocking nozzles. I got the thing off, put in normal Epson
cartridges, and it seems to be printing okay.
Now I'm thinking of
A) Replacing the cartridges in my CIS, putting a new batch of
Generations pigmented ink in, and continuing to use the 1200. For
another 2-3 years, until the sponge disintegrates again. And I think
the ink pads are getting full, and it's spotting the borders of the
pages now and again.
B) Buying a 2200 and using OEM Ultrachrome inks.
C) Buying an R800 and using OEM Ultrachrome inks. I have actually
gone past 8.3 inches wide pretty seldom, and I can easily send such
things to a photo lab these days. And I rather like *glossy* photos.
D) Just discovered the inkrepublic.com CIS, which isn't
sponge-based. I could put one on a 1280, say, using Generations
pigmented inks, and have a rather nice long-life art printing solution
with much lower operating costs than a 2200. Anybody have any
experience with this? Any reason I should get anything but a 1280
with it, if I'm buying new?
I view printing at home as like having a darkroom -- the cycle of
examining what I've done and improving it goes much faster than when
it has to go through a lab and I pay out money. Yeah, I know it's
costing me money at home, too; quite a lot, at least without a CIS.
I may be having the same problem on an 1160 with quadtone B&W, too.
Bah, humbug; and I really should tackle this before the clogs
*completely* harden.
eventually the sponge in the cartridge disintegrated and started
blocking nozzles. I got the thing off, put in normal Epson
cartridges, and it seems to be printing okay.
Now I'm thinking of
A) Replacing the cartridges in my CIS, putting a new batch of
Generations pigmented ink in, and continuing to use the 1200. For
another 2-3 years, until the sponge disintegrates again. And I think
the ink pads are getting full, and it's spotting the borders of the
pages now and again.
B) Buying a 2200 and using OEM Ultrachrome inks.
C) Buying an R800 and using OEM Ultrachrome inks. I have actually
gone past 8.3 inches wide pretty seldom, and I can easily send such
things to a photo lab these days. And I rather like *glossy* photos.
D) Just discovered the inkrepublic.com CIS, which isn't
sponge-based. I could put one on a 1280, say, using Generations
pigmented inks, and have a rather nice long-life art printing solution
with much lower operating costs than a 2200. Anybody have any
experience with this? Any reason I should get anything but a 1280
with it, if I'm buying new?
I view printing at home as like having a darkroom -- the cycle of
examining what I've done and improving it goes much faster than when
it has to go through a lab and I pay out money. Yeah, I know it's
costing me money at home, too; quite a lot, at least without a CIS.
I may be having the same problem on an 1160 with quadtone B&W, too.
Bah, humbug; and I really should tackle this before the clogs
*completely* harden.