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I would absolutely echo the sentiments of Roy who makes the point it is hard to suggest a machine without knowing the intended use. For example, I use an old HP Designjet 500 when I need large prints with dye ink (a better gamut than most pigment inks) - and I use an Epson pro 9600 for pigment...

Ok thank you, I will have a read through and see what I can find.

I was tempted to replace the dampers (especially the magenta one) but couldn't find a CLEAR video on youtube showing how to do it - and the explanations were not quite "idiot proof" enough for me (I am a creative idiot). I could find pictures showing the damper AFTER they were detached and just...

I bought an Epson Stylus 9600 around a week ago which SEEMED at first glance that all nozzles were working, I am still trying to work out why I didn’t see the missing nozzles as I could have sworn that the nozzle check printout was spot on - and I saw it print it out - this was not something...

Ahh, that would make sense I guess - and indeed I have noted that they can send me over a small circuit board (eg: a little pre-amplifier) INCLUDING carriage for 99p yet if I buy an item that weighs rather more (for example a small display laser) then the carriage charge is around the level you...

Surprising what happens if you have some contaminant stuck on one of the rollers of a laminating machine and you just happen to put through a piece of paper with a damp area. I might be wrong but I *think* the watermark was one of those accidental inventions. It certainly would not be suitable...

Thank you very much for that, I will have a look at Aomya - and I too have noticed that sometimes it is cheaper to buy mulitple smaller items than a single "bulk pack". Oddly the same "dear in bulk" situation often applies in UK supermarkets too. 485g of gloop for £1 or the "Value 2Kg pack for...

Ok, that has given me some serious thinking to do! I have found a company that does profiles for £16 or enhanced ones for £25 which I am perfectly happy to pay, I was going to try to make a profile myself but as my scanner is not a supported one. I did look at iprofiler but it was my...

Thank you, I will have a look at Aliexpress again. I did have a look but possibly because I was too narrow in my search (epson pigment ink stylus 9600) I only found "wrong results" - eg: dye ink OR inks which were around the same price of £45 / $55. I looked at the Lyson inks which seem to have...

Ahh thank you for the clarification, I said I stood to be corrected and indeed I was :) I looked up the MSDS for one of the HP UV curable inks here http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01499248 and the solvents used are indeed aggressive to PVC - I admit I thought the tubes were more likely to...

Well, the prints have been outside for three weeks now and during that time, Fade Board C has been partly wrecked by some VERY strong wind and rain which demonstrated two things. 1. The ink is not really water resistant in any meaningful sense of the word - except on the PVC medium and to a...

Well I have bought the printer and although it seems to need a clean if it hasn't been used for more than a day or so, it works well and I am happy with the purchase. Just in case others are interested, EPSON do not do drivers for the 9600 for operating systems that came after XP - however some...

Well I did try it just to see - and the short answer is that days later it could still be smudged (though it became less smudgable over longer time). In short totally unusable. IF however you had a printer that took pgmented ink and cheap replacement heads were available, then trying the UV...

As always, a fantastic wealth of information on here from people - thank you so much. Really helpful with the sizing information - as try as I might, I simply couldn't find the dimensions of the 9600 *without* the stand being taken into account. I did wonder if the height and depth would be the...

Hi. Although I have an HP 500plus 24" printer I like to play with, I have had several enquires now for printing work to be displayed outside for which it really isn't ideal. I have found an Epson Stylus Pro 9600 using the ultrachrome ink and the fellow is happy to show me it working with all...

I have seen some fairly mixed reviews of the "pen ones" - though it seems the better ones are rather good fun to play around with. As for the link to the second one - that seems an amazing price for an ASSEMBLED unit that is "ready to go". Cracking deal and still only just over $300 delivered...

Now they have a true CMYK 3D printer AND printers that can deposit different materials I think the interest will soon explode. I reckon we will find 3D cameras and 3D printers will soon be printing tiny 3D images of everything from family snapshots to combined units making 3D photo copies of...

Glad you are back up and running - annoying about the new cartridges but could have been worse I guess :)

You're most welcome - and the credit for the "fix" goes the fellow called Foxx - I just copied and pasted his ideas! Either way, I am pleased that has got things moving for you. I'm pleased you flushed the transport out as I think that will save you some time. With a bit of luck you might be...

May also be worth pressing the button even if it is not "lit up". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i1JkQJRhBM shows someone accessing the menu though I think here he is pressing the "Curly back" button - see video to see what I mean. There seems to be no need to dismiss anything as the screen...