l_d_allan
Fan of Printing
I find myself going through quite a few paper towels. They are recommended for wicking purged carts, cleaning print-heads when clogs are encountered, and other uses. Also for blotting outlet ports and generally keeping things tidy. Glad they are not only relatively cheap, but no-qualifier-needed cheap.
And yet ... do we really want soggy, soupy, goopy, partially dissolved paper in close, prolonged contact with the outlet port filters of the carts, and print-head nozzles?
At one point, I mentioned that I did some blotting of the cart outlet port with a tissue paper . That drew a semi-aghast comment, and was probably a bad idea due to tissue paper's flimsiness, and I discontinued that practice. That got me to thinking ... gears grinding ...
Perhaps I should let a piece of paper towel soak overnight, and then wring it out into a clear glass containier. If the wrung out liquid was visually clear, then less or no worries? If milky/cloudy, then worries?
I'm ignorant about the characteristics of paper towels and actual cloth of various types. Cetainly a paper towel has an impressive amount of wicking power. I would speculate that a high thread count handkerchief that had been washed several times might work as well or better for wicking, and be cleaner. Die ink is quite water soluable.
And yet ... do we really want soggy, soupy, goopy, partially dissolved paper in close, prolonged contact with the outlet port filters of the carts, and print-head nozzles?
At one point, I mentioned that I did some blotting of the cart outlet port with a tissue paper . That drew a semi-aghast comment, and was probably a bad idea due to tissue paper's flimsiness, and I discontinued that practice. That got me to thinking ... gears grinding ...
Perhaps I should let a piece of paper towel soak overnight, and then wring it out into a clear glass containier. If the wrung out liquid was visually clear, then less or no worries? If milky/cloudy, then worries?
I'm ignorant about the characteristics of paper towels and actual cloth of various types. Cetainly a paper towel has an impressive amount of wicking power. I would speculate that a high thread count handkerchief that had been washed several times might work as well or better for wicking, and be cleaner. Die ink is quite water soluable.