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  1. Ian Barber

    Looking For Advice On Marrutt Inks For R3880

    My Light Black (LK) will soon need replacing. I have been given a full bottle of Marrutt LK Ink and a new refillable cartridge with chip. I have filled up the cart and the printer recognises it just fine. According to Marrutt, you can mix their inks with OEM with no ill effect (is this just...
  2. Ian Barber

    Wanted: X-Rite i1 Pro (UK)

    I am in the market for an X-Rite i1 Pro for creating ICC profiles If anyone in the UK is selling one, please get in touch Ian
  3. Ian Barber

    How To Flush A Single Line On Epson 3880

    All my ink carts are OEM apart from one (LLK). I want to go back to just using OEM inks and would like to know the best way to flush all the Non Oem ink from just the LLK line so I can start to use the OEM cart again.
  4. Ian Barber

    Printing on Watercolour Paper

    Fine Art Matte paper although very nice can be expensive, Hahnemuhle Museum Etching for example is about £70 for 25 sheets. Has anyone has actually tried printing on Art Water Colour Paper with an inkjet printer using pigment inks.
  5. Ian Barber

    Finally Fixed the R3880

    After weeks of researching and through great support on here, I am confident I have now finally fixed the issue with my R3880. I know its early days, but I have a good feeling about this now. Here is a link to my findings https://www.digitalblackandwhite.co.uk/epson-r3880-revived.html Edit:
  6. Ian Barber

    Epson R3880 Wizard 2 Adjustment Program

    I have replaced the complete Ink system today on my Epson R3880 and according to the manual, I need to run the Wizard 2 program to reset the counters, I know its a long shot but was wondering if anyone has this program
  7. Ian Barber

    Epson R3880 Ink Flow

    At the end of the ink tube is what I understand to be the dampers. Can anyone explain what the function of this device is. I have noticed that after the printer has been stood for some time, maybe 2 hours, I am seeing a blob of ink hanging from under the print head and I don't think this is...
  8. Ian Barber

    Best Way To Empty Print Tubes

    I currently have a ConeColor PK ink cartridge in my R3880 and I want to go back to OEM. What is the quickest way was to flush out the Cone Ink
  9. Ian Barber

    Have You Bought The Epson P800

    Has anyone purchased the P800 yet and if so what are your thoughts in both output quality and overall build quality of the printer
  10. Ian Barber

    ConeColor Inks

    I have been approached and asked if I would like to be a UK reseller for ConeColor inks. The proposal which I have received seems very fair and straightforward, My only concern at this time is if there is a UK market out there willing to change from their current inks over to Cone Color. Any...
  11. Ian Barber

    Testing Dmax With Color Munki

    Has anyone had good results testing Dmax with the X-Rite Color Munki
  12. Ian Barber

    Epson Velvet Fine Art

    Has anyone found an alternative to Epson Velvet Fine Art
  13. Ian Barber

    My R3880 Could Be Dying

    The status monitor for the PK ink shows 72% but yet the cart is empty and I mean empty. I weighed a new cart and from memory it was about 173g and the one I removed weighed 63g but yet the status monitor showed 72% I put this down to a faulty chip but the same thing has happened to the new...
  14. Ian Barber

    Quad Tone Rip

    Does anyone create custom grey scale profiles for Quad Tone Rip. I personally use the X-Rite Color Munki for profile creating and to be honest the workflow for Qtr is a little on the clunky side.
  15. Ian Barber

    Hello from Yorkshire

    Been sat n the sidelines for some time but thought it was time to actually sign up and say hello.
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