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From: hgm@ccvr1.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HELP request: Ink refills for ink jet printers for Amiga
Message-ID: <1990Aug28.163034.1428@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 28 Aug 90 16:30:34 GMT
References: <33316@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: hgm@ccvr1.ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks)
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In article <33316@cup.portal.com> dan-hankins@cup.portal.com (Daniel B Hankins) writes:
>
>     I just purchased secondhand a Xerox Diablo C150 color inkjet printer. 
>Though I got a pretty good price for it, I discovered that it needs a fair
>amount of upkeep, and that ink for it is -very- expensive.

I have owned a Xerox 4020 for about 2 years now. It's a re-engineered C150
(has a autoflush mechanism to keep nozzles unclogged). A really nice piece
of work. 
>
>1. Can anyone recommend a -CHEAP- source of ink for ink jet printers?  I'll
>   mix the damn stuff myself if that'll keep the costs down.

I have been using the Windsor-Newton line of "Brillant Watercolours" for
over a year now. It's a premixed watercolor that comes in glass bottles with
an eyedropper. I was using Dr. P.H. Martin's line of "Transparent"
watercolors (not the concentrated variety that comes in a similar bottle).
The Windsor-Newton colors more closely match the original Xerox inks, and
are very inexpensive. You will want to get the 4 "process" colors (cyan,
magenta, yellow, black). I have recently been using their "Marigold" as a
substitute for the yellow. It's a slightly deeper yellow, that makes for
more vivid reds. Incidentally, I'm using the Glass Canvas 4020 driver. I
don't believe they have one for the C150, unfortunately. Can the C150 use
the 4020's driver? If so, it would be worth checking out. Nice improvement
in color fidelity, especially on HAM printouts. Makes the HP Paintjet look
sort of washed out.   

They are available at many Art Supply houses. While there, pick up a can of
Artist's Fixative (Krylon is the brand I use). It will help make your
printouts a little more fade and moisture resistant (I've actually made a
6foot outdoor sign that held up in a light drizzle).


>     Any help on this will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Dan Hankins
>
>dan-hankins@cup.portal.com
>dan-hankins@pro-realm.cts.com

--hal

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