I have a Epson 1280 printer in my store and have not tried to print films with it yet. Actually it has been out of ink for months. I was thinking of trying some fast films WP and stock ink. Does anyone have any experience with this combo and will I the the opacitey I need for screen making. Also I don't have a RIP.
2nd I am interested in the USSPI's R1800 RIP Combo. Is it worth the money?
I have been doing straight forward vector graphics so far. Have not experimented with halftones yes or color seps. Still trying to get the hang of simple graphis. Thanks for any help you can give.
Thanks, I think I will get some WP film and give it a try before I invest in an R1800 with the rip.
The 1280 is a DYE ink printer. You don't need nano porous coated film. If you can use dye inkjet film it will cost you half what pigment ink jet film will cost.
Ink will be absorbed faster by the thicker nano porous coating, so that might be something you want. It is only dry to the touch, but still wet inside the coating.
The term waterproof is used when you compare swellable (dye coating), to nano porous coating. If you get dye inkjet film wet, the ink bleeds, but that doesn't make it waterproof. EPSON ink is all aqueous, so the coatings can't be waterproof.
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Kimoto Silkjet film and the 1280 work very well together. Very dense black. Be sure to use the Backlight setting. PM me if it doesn't work properly for you.
you can get ink off ebay ALL DAY... for cheap too!
I got a 10 pack combo for $24
6 blacks and 4 color carts
Hey, can you pm me the ebay store or user you buy your inks from? I buy black ink cartridges almost every 2 weeks at retail price at office depot for $24 each!! I need them cheaper! Thanks!
I've reasoned that the software design group is assuming the film will be used as part of a backlit panel such as a dashboard. For such a use, it would be preferred that the ink print be protected by the film itself by having the non printed side facing out toward curious fingers and from the atmosphere on that side of the panel. The film would have to be flipped to do this so the the image is printed 'backwards' to have it eventually viewed correctly. - Scotty
I've reasoned that the software design group is assuming the film will be used as part of a backlit panel such as a dashboard. For such a use, it would be preferred that the ink print be protected by the film itself by having the non printed side facing out toward curious fingers and from the atmosphere on that side of the panel. The film would have to be flipped to do this so the the image is printed 'backwards' to have it eventually viewed correctly. - Scotty
The same holds true when burning screens. Sometimes you may want the ink side to not touch the screen mesh as ink might get on the mesh without waterproof films.
The same holds true when burning screens. Sometimes you may want the ink side to not touch the screen mesh as ink might get on the mesh without waterproof films.
... But, beware that this will also 'choke' the image area as UV energy passes through the positive image, and moves through the polyester backing film.
Ink that moves isn't dry.
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film positive printing w/1280 printer 
