Recent content by on30trainman

Registering does have some benefit. When I had a problem this past January with my Pro9000 Mk II which appeared to be a faulty printhead, I called Canon, explained that the printer was bought new but from a local person who got it as part of a camera/printer purchase, had not registered it, but...

I disagree with that advice. OCP and Canon inks are not the same color/intensity. If you mix inks (OCP into Canon) it will be quite awhile before you have all OCP ink in the cartridge - actually never. If you are making printer profiles yourself or buying them, make sure your cartridges are only...

I talked to Papilio about their overlaminate vs the spray. The problem is not with compatibility with the ink (ALPs inks are pretty hearty except for acetone based sprays) but getting the overlaminate on correctly without any air bubbles - once it starts sticking there ain't no moving it. Also...

Glad to see that second link. I started using OCP ink about a year ago, but buying 16 oz of RED and GREEN was an oversupply since it is used so little. Actually traded some empty cartridges with a fellow for 4 oz of each. Nice to see that I can now order 4 oz bottles of each. Guess they listened...

The Staples Matte paper goes on sale starting this Sunday for 50 cents after rebate according to a Staples ad I received via e-mail today. Steve W.

I recently bought a few sample sheets of the Papilio sticker paper to try with my ALPs printer. Since the ALPs is not an inkjet I went with the laser materiel - based on their recommendation. This was to print up some car window decals for a club I belong to. The printing worked well but does...

Don't waste your time. I spent at least two weeks trying to clean out my Magenta clog and never got it fixed. Take up Canon's offer of the replacement. They just sent me a new one - didn't want the other one back. I would recommend calling them. The only thing that delayed me was that the...

Interestingly, I also have a Pro9000 Mk II and have also had problems with the Magenta, but also Black - I also use OCP inks. I tried cleaning the printhead many times - Windex, alcohol, water with no permanent cure. Would work for a while and then bad nozzle checks. My nozzle checks were more...

pharmacist, Take a look at this article by Mike Chaney (Qimage) if you haven't already: http://ddisoftware.com/tech/articles/may-2010-some-sour-apples/ Steve W.

If you are getting no ink at all when you do a nozzle check, it appears that your printhead is not getting any drive signals. That is, no electrical pulses are getting to the printhead. Is it possible that you may have disconnected a cable during your teardown and it didn't get reconnected? I...

Wil, Don't stop posting. I switched to OCP ink a few months ago and I am a "fan". No one can accuse me of being a OCP spammer since I have been on this forum for many years and have used Canon OEM, Hobbicolors and Image Specialists inks besides OCP. I plan to do my non-scientific fading test...

I have used versions of both methods you describe: 1. Use a small diameter drill (1/16" or #50 or so) in a pin vise (can be bought at any hobby shop) to hand drill a hole in the ball. Use the screw/eyelet screw to pull the ball out. Would not try drilling the hole with a power drill. 2. I have...

Awhile ago I had a problem with one of my ip4500s. I got the flashing Orange light, but don't remember how many flashes. The problem was that one of the purge unit holders was not returning to it's proper down position, hanging up the printhead. The purge units are those two little sponge like...

I agree about the ip4500 - have two and they work great. Photos from the ip4500 rival my Pro9000 output - but it is slower. Other possibilities with the CLI-8 cartridges are the ip4200 and ip4300. Got all my recent Canon printers off Craigslist. Steve W.

You asked earlier about bottle type but I but I didn't see an answer. I use the Boston Round 2 oz bottles by Jensen Global (JG2.0BC). They come in 10 bottle packs. As fotofreek said - ask for longer needles and needle caps. My first order I didn't have any luck asking for longer needles (asked...