Recent content by alchemist

Wilhelm Research does a good job of providing accelerated image permanence results for the OEM products. When they provide results for after market product, most often it is the poorer preforming stuff, that most members of this board would not use. That said let me say that those results, for...

The US courts have ruled and refilling is OK, as long as you do not violate a patent or copyrite, while doing so. The OEMs are patenting refilling methods that may severely limit what the major remanufacturers can do. Applications are being filed on refilling methods. and they claim everyway...

Grandad, The solvents in the ink extract unreacted organic compounds that are in the foam. These tend to deposit on the surface of the foam cells and interact with salts in the dyes of the ink. This in turn slows the flow rate and the ability to take on a full load of ink with each additional...

Jane, DCI, OCP, and Sensient inks have a very good color match and I have not seen any head clogging. Alchemist

I have been testing G+G cartidges for about 2 years. Some of the early cartridges did have some clogging and leaking issues, The redesigned cartridges ( avoid patent issues and improved design ) do not appear to have any clogging or leaking issues. When I conduct a test a minimum of three...

The CLI-8 chipped cartridges will be here in June. I will be getting protoypes for testing next week. It is possible to avoid patent infringement issues, but the proof will be if the chips work in all 10 printers that use this family, along with the -5 pigmented black. High quality ink, when...

Popey, Japan Paper and Pulp makes some very good archieval photo papers that cost less than 50% of the Epson papers. American InkJet and Image Specialists make some inks that may still be available in Japan. Our testing at the Texas A&M lab say they are as good Epsons and at 40% the cost. If...

The dye ink will not harm the printhead, but you will most likely get a greater degree of intercolor bleeding between the dye black and the dye ink colors. Find another source for a pigmented ink, your source does not understand the market or image quality. Alchemist

Multi Union/Print Rite has been a major Hong Kong player in the compatible and refill kit market since the early 90's. Their early inks were not very good but after their association with NuKote, around 2000, they made major improvements in color match and quality. Still not one of the leaders...

I second the comment by 2us, the Canon BCI-24 black ink is pigmented. Alchemist

Inkjet Master About 40% of the quality ink ( research, quality materials and production, live customer service, kits or snall quantities for sale) manufacturers vend directly or indirectly to the home refiller. Several started out with most sales in kit forms during the early 90's and have...

CanonPhreak, Several additional comments after re-reading your posting: Quality,product safety, non-imfringement,and product support are important to me. The edible inks are the easiest inks to make since there is no concern for archivability or printing on muliple medias. Most all...

I agree that service and a fair price are all we can expect. Quality ink manufacturers like Image Specialist, AIJ, Graphic Utilities, and OCP provide that all the time. That is all that one can expect. Alchemist

Shadowere, Could you provide a little more information to the following questions: What ink are you using? Did you soak the prinhead before attempting to refill, and if so what was your soaking solution?Did you then vacuum out the soaking solution, or centrifudge it out? What did the...

I have not used this device, but have one I made over 14 years ago that works the same way. I made mine out of plexiglass tubing and flat sheet material on the top and bottom. I used it to fill the HP 608 black and 25A tricolor cartridges. Works fine so should this device using standard...