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That's a possibility, but I think it usually takes quite a bit of heat to nucleate bubbles in reasonable time. As you say, you might have to get it just below the boiling point. I would worry about ink stability and losing other volatiles. I have to say that I've never tried degasing liquid...

I suspect that the method of storage of ink may affect the presence of bubbles in supply lines. Air is more soluble in cold liquid than at room temperature. If you refrigerate your ink, it will gradually dissolve more air, which will very likely come out very slowly in the form of bubbles...

The proprietor of R-JetTek is retiring, so they are going out of business on Wednesday. (I'm not sure if that's the last day or the day after the last day.) I just placed an order, and they shipped it minutes later. They're also offering a 70% discount. If you use their ink, this would be an...

I may be able to save you all the trouble of replying. I just placed an order with R-JetTek. They tell me OCP went out of business, but they sell Aspen Ink, which is made by the same guy. The order was in the nick of time, as R-JetTek is going out of business on Wednesday (Mike is retiring)...

Hi, guys. Good to see you are still here. Some of you will remember that I used to post here some years ago. I am in need of ink, and my usual supply seems to have dried up. My most immediate need is pigment black, since I'm completely out of it, but I'll also need other colors. I have a HP...

I'm not sure what you mean by that, Hat. I just happened to stop by and I saw your post. For what it's worth, the demo HP is still going strong, sort of. Even the wi-fi still works (first one yet out of three that I've had!). The sheet feeder has always been anemic because the roller doesn't...

I do have experience with InkTec, and I wouldn't discount it on the basis of price. I have used InkTec dye ink, and I tested four brands of dye ink for light fading. It's good ink -- as good as any third-party ink I tested. As far as I know, they put a good bit of engineering into it...

On the basis of my testing, I am at least equally concerned about the ink. When I first started refilling I tested all the better brands of ink that I could get for fading in light, on different media (HP writing paper, two HP photo papers, and two printable CD types). The OEM ink performed...

Thank you both for all the information.

The article does make the statement "This should also provide correct measurements for samples that show fluorescence active in the visible wavelength area (few inks and toners do show this behaviour to some extent)." From the context I assume they mean "a few inks and toners do show this...

What is a Pro 2 Rev. E? There's one for sale.

I looked up typical coated window glass, and yes, it transmits some UV. You know that is the case because if it didn't transmit some UV, it would block some visible light and would have a prominent visible tint. So I think they all do, except maybe those strongly colored glasses on some office...

I have a calendar that I had printed, which shows very strong blue-violet fluorescence from the ink! (It was supposedly printed by a wet photo process.) The fluorescence is especially obvious in direct sunlight, and much less obvious as you move away from the window. I can't tell if it's...

Thank you both for adding that information on all the Pro models. Adding to the difficulty of buying one of them, in the U.S. I didn't see a single e-bay seller that would accept returns. Imagine running into some software nightmare, or finding that it was not configured the way you though.

I see, thank you. I really appreciate the advice. Also, the Pro instruments except for the Spectrolino have better spectral resolution. The Spectrolino also records only up to 650 nm, compared to 750 nm for the other instruments.

Thank you very much for the information. Thanks also to Ink stained Fingers. Andreas, you actually mentioned the Munki/i1Studio plus third party software such as yours. Your software? Can you be more specific? I already know about ArgyllCMS, and should be able to handle it. I have Windows...

Thanks for your knowledgeable reply, but I think there's a misunderstanding here. The i1Studio is a ColorMunki spectrophotometer, with 31 or 90+ spectral bands, depending on the setting. (X-rite's model names are so unhelpful.) In theory, that should be able to handle the task. That's why I...

Hello, Ink stained. What a great coincidence. I'm desperately trying to solve my color problems, having just been forced to farm out a calendar with mediocre results, and basically being unable to print anything to my satisfaction. I'm willing to throw some money at the problem, so I'm...

That's Danish. Bitte Mand i Knibe. I don't recognize the costumes, though.

Just to be clear, that's not metameric failure. It's a completely different phenomenon, having to do with reflected light. Metameric failure refers to color differences when viewing with two different light sources -- not with a single source, as in these pictures. It's possible that the...