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The problem is you are bound by the print driver which controls the ink mixing and lay down. I don't think that the Epson driver (at least for the 3880) permits you to control individual in channels. It's also optimized for Epson OEM inks. The profiling software works with the print driver in...

Yes, the Epson 3880 does use some amounts of colored ink when laying down a "pure" black. One of the early reviews of the printer ( http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi045/essay.html#20070123 ) showed some magnifications of the ink pattern for both the normal and ABW print drivers...

@JayDecker - If I had enough room, I would have done exactly the same rebuild that you did. Kudos to you for persevering.

As one whose 3880 just suffered the ink valve failure this past weekend I can tell you that either ink can cause the valve problem. I had been printing mainly with MK the past four months and when I attempted to switch to PK to profile a new paper it failed to properly switch. One knows this...

The best printers for quality and longevity are pigment ink printers. HP are out of the question for what the OP wants as the ones for this job only come in very large format sizes (24 inch and up). The entry level Epson is the P600 though the price point is a little higher than the OP...

Can you explain how this is true from a chemistry perspective? If I recall my physical chemistry (and it's been a lot of years since I finished both my undergrad and grad degrees in chemistry) it's the aromatic double bonds in the dye molecules are damaged and it doesn't particularly matter...

Not really. UV light is probably more destructive than oxygen or ozone. Look at what happens with high OBA content papers. The fluorescent compounds in the paper are structurally similar to many dyes and with UV exposure they burn out and the paper no longer has the good white point that it...

I suggest looking for an Epson 3880. I've had mine ever since the model came out. It has never had a single clog and I often forget to do a nozzle check. I've had it turned off for as long as four months and it started up and printed like a charm. It has much larger ink cartridges than the...

Sounds good to me!!!

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I've been meaning to join the forum for several years now. I've been printing digital prints with Epson printers for about ten years now. I profile all my papers using ArgyllCMS. Mostly it is an avocation though I've sold a number of prints (not enough to be a full time business;)). I look...