Search results

  1. D

    Building a pure B&W printer... advice needed

    Try going to paulroark.com he has lots of information on his site about B+W printing. I use his system in a cheap Epson D92. You put pure black in the K cart and a 13.5% dilution in the CMY positions, it works beautifully and is very cheap to run. The clear base that is used for the dilution is...
  2. D

    Epson Stylus B1100

    Hi all, Have just seen an ad in UK for an Epson B1100 A3+ printer for 125GBP, seems a good price for a big printer. Has anybody got one, or know anything about it?. I would like to know if empty carts are available for it as I would use it for quadtone black printing. I have an Epson D92...
  3. D

    Freeware that can print with color management?

    You can use the Linux programme GIMP, it will run under Windows. You will have to dig around but there is a colour management plug in. This is freeware and the latest version is very useable compared to earlier versions.
  4. D

    HP ink for Epson cartridge ?

    Hi, Is it dye or pigment. The Vivera pigment inks as far as I know can be used in some Epson printers. See this link, it is for greyscale printing, but if the black works then presumable the colour will as well. http://www.paulroark.com/ from the home page go to black and white printing.
  5. D

    Washing Epson Carts when changing ink type

    Me again. If anybody is interested in black and white pigment printing there is a wealth of information on this site. http://www.paulroark.com/ He is very free with his information, and is one of the good guys.
  6. D

    Washing Epson Carts when changing ink type

    Thanks inkjetmaster, I thought it would be best to use new carts, was just being a bit mean. As an old age pensioner I have to watch the pennies. As I said trying to find a diluent for dye inks has so far been a negative experience. From reading around on the net, the only conclusion I have...
  7. D

    Washing Epson Carts when changing ink type

    Hi All, My first post, sorry it is rather long and complicated. I am based in Cornwall UK. All my printers used for black and white output run pigment ink. However I need to change an Epson D92 from pigment to dye. Is it possible to wash the carts out or is it easier to buy a new set of empty...
Top