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ink supplier please
hi
I currently have a Canon W8200 PG and i have just finished my first black ink tank.
Could anyone recomend a supplier.
thanks
ps. also need a paper trimmer that cuts sizes upto A0.
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quote citroen999:also need a paper trimmer that cuts sizes upto A0.Neolt do one I’m sure. Pretty good gear actually
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Hi there, that’s the same printer as ours so I can give you our suppliers info:
They’re not cheap, normally about £120 or something, but if we order more than two at the same time we get them for about £99.00 each.
HTH!
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hi
thanks for the reply.
Les: I managed to sort the ink tank out and i got it from dcp systems in sheffield for £95.
How do you find the printer in terms of ink usage?
I put a full black ink tank in, printed 14 canvas of around 40" x 30" and it used a quarter of it, so around £25 to print 14 canvas.
Would you say that was ok, i’m not using any special rip apart from the canon software.
thanks
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Hi again,
I’ve used DCP for giclée varnish so if I recall their price was around the same as IPM.
That seems about right – pigment inks are a lot dearer than solvent inks which the majority of machines use; the trade-off being that pigments give better quality which is essential for fine-art stuff like canvases etc.
From what you say, 40"x30" = 1200 square inches; 1200 x 14 = 16800 square inches. Based on using £25 worth of ink that’s 0.001p per square inch. If your pricing is based on a linear inch (44" x 1"), that’s 6.5p which is quite good. Its always hard to price since one canvas could have 10% coverage and t’other 200%!
We don’t use a rip either; just straight from Photoshop which gives us no problems – the Canon W8200PG is a cracking machine. 😀
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P.S. do you know you can turn the ink check sensor off for each individual tank? Sometimes there’s still a little bit left and if you’ve only need to finish off a print (or do a couple more) then its a lifesaver.
On the machine, go to System Settings and scroll along to Check Ink (I think thats what its called) and select the cartridge you want to turn it off on. Be warned though – when the ink check is turned off, you can’t turn it back on until you put a new cartridge in, so don’t do it on a full cartridge otherwise its a guessing game (and you can damage the print head if you run the cartridge until its dry).
Plus, don’t use compatible inks if you’re doing fine art prints as the compatibles aren’t guaranteed for UV stability.
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Hello Citroen
Try Keencut in the UK, we have just purchased a MaxBar 5 metres long…….!!! they tell me its the longest in town 😳
But they have many other shorter models…top quality
Tony
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