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  1. Craig Ross

    Unlocking Hidden Canon Memory Messages / Extended Nozzle Check Pattern

    Rob I'm only guessing the ink, but it was a lot. The reason I decided to do it was because every time I reset the waste levels I always forget about removing the head so I spent 40 minutes mucking about with the key sequence and lost about 3 carts worth.Some times I forget more than I...
  2. Craig Ross

    Unlocking Hidden Canon Memory Messages / Extended Nozzle Check Pattern

    How many times can you reset ink waste levels without actually cleaning the pads?,I actually pulled the printer apart first time I got this message,rinsed the pads let them dry for a day and reassembled. I've gotten a lot lazier since then and have reset it three times since then,without...
  3. Craig Ross

    ieSPELL

    Nifty This one almost got past me, You quietly mentioned a spell checker for IE in a post (something to do with Albuquerque) What a great little utility and free for anyone interested its here http://www.iespell.com
  4. Craig Ross

    E-Book

    Rob just an idea about a potential collective e-book as mentioned in another post. instead of a narrative style e-book how about a catagorised archive of some of the more technical how-to posts?
  5. Craig Ross

    work place photos

    Yeah I,d like to see some more work place photo's it would add a nice human face to the forum. ps just love this picture posting can you tell?
  6. Craig Ross

    Refilling details required for canon BCI-24 black

    Hello Headhair MIS are pretty good for ink http://www.inksupply.com/ refilling bcI-24's is easy I use a 20ml syinge with a blunt needle that is not a sharp pointed needle drill a hole through the syinge at about the 15ml mark. stand the cart upside down on absorbant paper I have a simple holder...
  7. Craig Ross

    Sealing the refill hole BCI-6 BCI-3

    A war ? yup pretty much descibes my work place.been doing battle with various printers and refilling for a while now but the biggest battle is Microsoft MY WAR ZONE we have 3 or 4 of these war zones here but the demiliterised zone...
  8. Craig Ross

    Sealing the refill hole BCI-6 BCI-3

    Just when you thought this thread was dead here's a varation on Rob's screw and o ring sealing combo I was watching my wife change a mop head on one of those squeeze mops when I noticed they came with plastic hand screws, what could they be used for I pondered for about 2 seconds, sealing canon...
  9. Craig Ross

    Self Confessed Sceptic!

    Whoa now I,m a guru I,ll have to reprint my business cards
  10. Craig Ross

    Self Confessed Sceptic!

    Pete G,day to a fellow aussie, you say you want to reduce printing costs to say refilling will save you money is an understatement I calculate an average canon cart to cost 85cents to refill. I also work in photographics so colour is reasonably important .Having said that there is a...
  11. Craig Ross

    Simple device to measure ink viscosity

    Grandad It would be interesting to see if viscosity changes on a bottle of bulk ink over a period of time say a couple of months?
  12. Craig Ross

    Is this technically a printer jam or a mouse problem? <SMILE>

    I,ve heard of inventing a better mouse trap but I don't think this is it but I suppose the printer does'nt squeak any more, maybe he'd heard HP is a cheesey brand :)
  13. Craig Ross

    Empties

    I,ve heard of approaching schools to collect empties as a fund raiser for the school
  14. Craig Ross

    Which is better, Glossy or Matte for Photo Printing?

    My understanding of paper is that matte paper absorbs ink under its surface and has better resistance to outside influences where with gloss paper the ink tends to more on the surface, but putting prints behind glass away from direct sunlight significantly increases their longivity. I prefer...
  15. Craig Ross

    pictures in a post

    Rob please excuse my ignorance or laziness to work it out but could you explain to me how I might add photo,s to my posts, as I understand it you have to link out ? to another server,my own free web hosting that comes with my ISP is taken up a by tenpin bowling page that I run.
  16. Craig Ross

    Printer Maintenance Tips / Suggestions

    Rob recentlyI had a problem with my HP leaving a singular clear streak through my prints a vertical streak opposite to the head travel, thinking it was the cart put a new one in , no go, so after some head scratching I remembered a couple years ago I had the same problem on a Canon printer...
  17. Craig Ross

    Colorbat

    I was more worried about the non-USA shipping policy
  18. Craig Ross

    Colorbat

    Or is that Colourbat I,ve just been to colorbat's web site, boy that was an experience I,m to scared to order anything in case he doesn't like my government and I don't think the fact I did'nt vote for them matters. Puts a whole new spin on aggressive marketing. God...
  19. Craig Ross

    Rankings

    Rob I kinda like paduwan learner progressing to jedi ink knight or howabout INK GOD
  20. Craig Ross

    Home made ultisonic cleaner?

    yes! I made it from inkjet newbie to participator thats going on my bussiness card
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