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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...