Hi Guys
I am running 2 epson 9600 printers with Lyson sub inks through a wassatch rip. The problem I am having is that i have recently swaped from a 150 gram paper to a 100 gram paper ( big cost benefit)...and I am gettin what I would describe as cockling (ridging of the paper) which in turn causes the print head to catch a ridge and start to cause a crease in the paper which gets worse as the paper runs through as it is now running out of true. Does anybody know of any configuration I can implement to remedy this. I have used heaters to reduce the cockling but this causes more problems with ink drying out.
You will have lower you total ink limits. Print the ink limits file to see how much ink the paper will hold with out causing issues. If you can build accurate colors by lowering your ink limits, then you will also see a savings in ink consumption.
Hi Ron
thanks for your reply....where will I find this file..(ink limits).
I would like to add at this point that the printers has been professionaly profiled and although the paper is cockling, it does not appear to be over wet. There is far less ink being laid down with this paper than when we were using 150 gramme paper and the profile that came with that.
cheers
Hi Guys
I am running 2 epson 9600 printers with Lyson sub inks through a wassatch rip. The problem I am having is that i have recently swaped from a 150 gram paper to a 100 gram paper ( big cost benefit)...and I am gettin what I would describe as cockling (ridging of the paper) which in turn causes the print head to catch a ridge and start to cause a crease in the paper which gets worse as the paper runs through as it is now running out of true. Does anybody know of any configuration I can implement to remedy this. I have used heaters to reduce the cockling but this causes more problems with ink drying out.
cheers
You could try putting your paper in as you need it and what you do not use put back in the sealed packet, i have found this helps with the thinner paper
Allan
If your paper supplier has given you configurations and profiles, then it would be best to follow up with them. You cannot simply reduce the ink limits without effecting the resulting colors. If you do need to change the ink limits, you will basically need to start over with linearization and profiling. Contact either your paper or ink suppliers first.
Excellent coaching Ron....I hate I missed adding info to this thread early on.
I have played around with ink limits on some of the thinner / lighter weight papers and it was always a headache to achieve the required amount of ink we needed without cockling. In my opinion the lighter papers are ideal for apparel where heavy ink load isn't needed.
When it comes to hard / rigid substrates. Lighter saturations on lighter weight paper never gave us the results needed to achieve consistent, deep, rich, colors.
problem sublimation paper 
