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    Vinyl and ink will not dry.

    ISF, it was from a sign shop who used pigment inks on it, and it did work a year ago when I used it too. This stuff must change over time, and maybe the plastics in it alter so it will not accept the ink. That's why I asked if it anyone knows if vinyl has an expiration date (They cut it from...
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    Vinyl and ink will not dry.

    I bought a roll of adhesive=backed white vinyl from a sign shop. 48" wide and not cheap! A year ago I printed on it fine with pigment ink. Yesterday, I tried a small piece and the ink refuses to dry on it even overnight. Still wet this AM and I can wipe it off with my finger. I also tried...
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    Epson 3880 PK Clogged

    This sounds like what I went through here: https://www.printerknowledge.com/threads/how-to-go-about-flushing-all-ink-out-of-a-3880.12502/ Mine is working fine since then (Whew!). I think it took about 3 power cleanings to flush the line along with the nozzle checks, and I let it sit for a few...
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    Epson to increase prices.

    Saw on Luminous Landscape site from a reseller: https://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=126971.msg1071040#new Seems to affect the older models more with a 10% hike, and 5% in new models with regards to ink. So 80ml of 3880 ink might be around $68/cart, or $3,217/gallon. Seems...
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    Epson 3880 Paper Feed Roller

    The large black plastic one that covers up the rear of the whole printer. Goes around the power cord outlet. All the screws are #2 Phillips. No guarantee you can get deeper into it once that entire back panel is off, but it's an easy-off type of panel to see what is in there. W.F.
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    Epson 3880 Paper Feed Roller

    Interesting. You might be able to pull it out if you take off the black plastic back cover. Can't recall what was under there as it's been a while, but that part is easy to get off with maybe 5 screws (One in the middle was different as I recall.). W.F.
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    Epson printer training channel.

    Once you finish all their lessons, you need to spend at least $500 for new ink carts to print out your MPS diploma. :barnie W.F.
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    Epson printer training channel.

    Epson has a printer info channel on Youtube called "Epson Print Academy:" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJGBlcEqdmSJUK17V8iqY3A/videos W.F.
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    Epson 3880 Paper Feed Roller

    Bad luck! You might be right that the stiff paper jammed one of those presser feet and the head pushed the paper into it and broke a hinge or dowel pin. Plastic bits in the thing ain't a good sign, nor are loose springs. I fed some stiff stuff once before the plastic printer carriage broke...
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    Profiling software is different! Ugh!!!

    I played around a bit with the newer xrite i1Studio software and its new B&W profiling. Took three test pages just for B&W now, but it seemed to do a lot better in producing a neutral B&W image with the 3rd page being mostly B&W test patches and some rows with color added to null out any tint...
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    ISF, I think I might try the Precision Colors HDR Black next. Wonder if it is the same as the Cone HD Photo Black that they recently came out with - although I think it is pigment. Fwiw, I have a lot of old QTR K7 era profiles that I could flush out. That was a huge waste of time and money...
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    LOL!! :lol: I've been complaining to ColorThink about adding a scroll bar to their profile searching window as it takes me a couple of minutes to get to whatever ICC I'm looking for. They are working on it for a future edition as it surprised them too, but told me to make some other folder...
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    ISF, I figured the BCH Premium Dye would fade, probably on line with the Cone dye I tried once but it was gone in 3-4 days. I haven't tried a fade yet with the BCH as I've been using a lot of it. What is interesting is my blacks are pretty black though, and even blacker than the Epson pigment...
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    Fwiw, (And my online memo.) this was my mix of the BCH Premium Dye ink for the 3880: PK Black = Full Strength BCH Technologies Black Premium Dye Light Black (LK) = 50ml Clear Dye + 7ml Black Premium Dye Light Light Black (LLK) = 50ml Clear Dye + 3ml Black Premium Dye Magenta = Full Strength...
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    I had a look at the 3D in Colorthink Pro 3 of the Epson pigment and the BCH dye ink. The place where the BCH gains is in the reds and yellows, but the Epson pigment does better with the cyan and blues shown below. The wire-frame is the Epson pigment ink, and the solid is the BCH dye ink...
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    Epson WF 3620 Not Printing at All

    Try some silicon fuel line from your RC model hobby shop. I think mine carries 3-4 sizes and it stretches quite a bit to fit snugly. https://www.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0093p?&C=QCB&P=6&D=Fuel-Lines W.F.
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    ISF, I'd be interested in what dye ink you've found to have a higher volume gamut. I may try it on the next load. Below is the +20% inkload of the BCH Premium Dye ink on Epson Glossy showing 703,000 for color volume. I know some printers do not allow you to set the ink load, but at least the...
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    I'm using ColorThink Pro 3 for the gamut volume size. I found increasing the ink load increases the gamut volume with that software. Going much higher in the ink load percentage setting suddenly causes it to drop fast. Sort of interesting and wish there was a faster way without printing test...
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    Inks and Printing Quality

    What I have found with the BCH ink is to load the Epson up to around 20-25% more ink load in the printer driver settings. I noticed the printed xrite and BasICColor profiling patches seemed a little bit lighter in color and increasing the ink load helped a lot. Wish there was a more accurate...
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    Epson Stylus Pro 3880 NO INK CARTRIDGE

    Couple of things to try. If you have access to a fiberglass scratch brush, use it on the tops of all the ink carts on the gold contacts. Sometimes some crud gets on them and can throw up a multiple cart "ink cart not seen error." Seems my Magenta Vivid and I think the Yellow seem to affect...
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