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Re: tips on a job - muddy printing
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kristin Kuhn)
Sat Feb 12 18:41:47 2011
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From: Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:41:24 -0500
To: apo-printshop <apo-printshop@mit.edu>
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okay! I'm a dummy. it was overinking after all!!
though any more tips on printing on textured paper would be welcome. :)
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@mit.edu> wrote:
> So I'm printing on some pretty thick, soft, textured paper.
> I am also printing with two tube inks mixed together. (Bond Black, and
> Blue)
>
> the 18pt font looks fine.
>
> But the 12 point font has really low resolution! a's keep getting filled
> in, and the letters in general are really thick.
>
> I've tried messing around with the bedding, but that doesn't yield
> consistent results. It will be good for a while, and then bad, then good?
> no, back to bad. etc.
> Is it overinking? Possible. But when there isn't enough ink, the text is
> too light! You can't hardly see it.
>
> I don't know what's going on!! if someone on this list has tips in the next
> few minutes, please send it on over! Should I mix the ink with something?
>
> I might try cleaning off the paten and re-inking.
>
> -Kristin
>
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okay! I'm a dummy. it was overinking after all!!<br><br>though any more=
tips on printing on textured paper would be welcome. :)<br><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Kristin Kuhn <span dir=3D=
"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kkuhn@mit.edu">kkuhn@mit.edu</a>></span> wro=
te:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">So I'm printi=
ng on some pretty thick, soft, textured paper.<br>I am also printing with t=
wo tube inks mixed together. (Bond Black, and Blue)<br>
<br>the 18pt font looks fine.<br><br>But the 12 point font has really low r=
esolution! a's keep getting filled in, and the letters in general are r=
eally thick.<br>
<br>I've tried messing around with the bedding, but that doesn't yi=
eld consistent results. It will be good for a while, and then bad, then goo=
d? no, back to bad. etc.<br>Is it overinking? Possible. But when there isn&=
#39;t enough ink, the text is too light! You can't hardly see it.<br>
<br>I don't know what's going on!! if someone on this list has tips=
in the next few minutes, please send it on over! Should I mix the ink with=
something?<br><br>I might try cleaning off the paten and re-inking.<br>
<font color=3D"#888888">
<br>-Kristin<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>
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