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On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:48:00 +0100, Lem <lem@mail.com> wrote:
>Gothinka, interesting post. I think you are in the US.
>
>gothika <Vampyres@nettaxi.com> wrote:
>>
>> True the consumer inkjet market is pretty woeful these days.
>> We use Lexmarks and get good quality and reliability.
>> I DO buy aftermarket ink and refill the cartridges.
>> As for the price of cartridges, aren't all brands of inkjet
>> cartridges overpriced?
>
>I reckon the replacement ink market is pretty overpriced. £10 for
>two 40 ml bottles in Dixons. OK, so who really goes to Disxons for
>a bargain - no one. However Dixons and such stores help set a
>benchmark price.
>
>
>> I buy new blanks and fill them myself.(one advantage is most
>> brands of aftermarket blanks aren't fused so they don't burn
>> out after one or two cycles. the printheads will finally go
>> out after 15-20 uses though.)
>
>Where do you get aftermarket blank cartridges from?
www.nujet.com for blanks. Other ink companies sell them as well.
Last time I checked MIS associates sold blanks as well.
http://www.inksupply.com/
http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/cartridges.html
>
>I would like to get some which are for HP and are specifically
>designed for refilling by having a hole already in the top.
You can use a small drill bit to cut a hole.
Others have used a hot nail to melt a hole in their HP cartridges,
advantage of not having any shavings to contend with.(I've always
drilled mine very slowly, the shaving then stays in one piece outside
the cartridge.)
Most refill kits come with a tool for making the hole in HP's as well.
At any rate try the links.
>
>
>> I also use better quality inks than the oems so they never
>> clog or skip.(Pantone fadeproof inks.)
>
>Where do you buy that Pantone ink from? Google seems to suggest
>that Pantone is for artists. Perhaps your ink is "Pantone
>approved" rather than made by Pantone?
Pantone is a standard reference. and while there IS a company by that
name the only thing I've ever purchased from them was reference charts
and actual offset inks.
If an ink is referred to as being "pantone" it simply means that it is
a reference match ink that meets the pantone standards.(Industry
standard for the graphic arts/offset printing industry.)
Pantone inks are used for precision color matching in the graphic arts
industry.
Pantone inks used in inkjets allow you to make reference quality
proofs for the offset printers to match, ensuring no suprises when you
you get the production work back from the printers.
Using pantones designed for photographic work enable one to produce
copy from an inkjet that matches actual photographic paper tones and
colors.
I get the pantone ink I use from a local printshop that a friend of
mine has.(He uses a brand from Germany, I go in halves and cut my cost
by buying high volume wholesale.)
You shouldn't need Pantone unless you're in the pre-press/graphics
business.(They do allow better control of color matching though.)
Try this link:
http://www.vansonink.com/inkjet/index.html
Here's a link for Pantone, but their inks are very pricey:
http://www.pantone.com/aboutus/aboutus.asp?idArticle=393&idPressRelease=177
Here's a link for a London based company:
http://www.designsupply.com/
Here's a link that sheds some light on why Epsons piezio printhead
printers are fatally flawed.
Good article on the basics of correct ink type matching also.
http://www.screenweb.com/inks/cont/inkstrategy.html
For blanks try this link:
http://www.weink.com/ecom/catalog/cartridge_empties_and_blanks_325005_products.htm
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