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joseph1949
Getting Fingers Dirty
To: l_d_allan
Thank you for the reply.
Yes, a liter is a lot of ink, but the InkTec site only sells ink by the following amounts:
http://www.inktec-usa.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?limit=all&q=Canon
1. Individual 20ml containers.
2. Refill kits with 2-20ml containers or 3-20ml containers.
3. 1 liter bottles
4. 20L containers
As you can see no pints. The metric system does not know from pints, cups, etc.
I use up 500 sheets of paper in approximately two months. Most of the ink would be the black PGI-220BK (for text). A liter of the black would not be a lot of ink, but for the rest of the colors a liter would seem to be a lot of ink. I print for myself and for a friend. I print out whatever is interesting and something I can use for future reference (i.e.--an article from pcworld).
Question: Since I am not married to InkTecs ink can someone direct me to a site that sells ink in pint containers.
To: all
Thank you for your replies.
Based on your recommendations here is what I think I should do:
1. Buy 2 oz. squeeze bottles with 1.5 inch and 2 inch needles.
2. Buy 18, 22, 25 gauge needles for each bottle. Try out each needle to see which gauge is the best.
3. Each bottle will have a needle cap.
4. I will fill a 2 oz. squeeze bottle with ink. After injecting the cart I will leave what is left in the squeeze bottle and not pour the ink back into the liter bottle.
5. Mark the liter bottles and squeeze bottles with the inks bought date. Two year ink should be thrown outyes, no?
6. I have placed a piece of blue painter's tape on each cart that I have filled with ink. On the tape I write the date that I filled the cart with ink. I will create a spreadsheet to help me to keep track of the carts and their fill dates.
Thank you.
Thank you for the reply.
Yes, a liter is a lot of ink, but the InkTec site only sells ink by the following amounts:
http://www.inktec-usa.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?limit=all&q=Canon
1. Individual 20ml containers.
2. Refill kits with 2-20ml containers or 3-20ml containers.
3. 1 liter bottles
4. 20L containers
As you can see no pints. The metric system does not know from pints, cups, etc.
I use up 500 sheets of paper in approximately two months. Most of the ink would be the black PGI-220BK (for text). A liter of the black would not be a lot of ink, but for the rest of the colors a liter would seem to be a lot of ink. I print for myself and for a friend. I print out whatever is interesting and something I can use for future reference (i.e.--an article from pcworld).
Question: Since I am not married to InkTecs ink can someone direct me to a site that sells ink in pint containers.
To: all
Thank you for your replies.
Based on your recommendations here is what I think I should do:
1. Buy 2 oz. squeeze bottles with 1.5 inch and 2 inch needles.
2. Buy 18, 22, 25 gauge needles for each bottle. Try out each needle to see which gauge is the best.
3. Each bottle will have a needle cap.
4. I will fill a 2 oz. squeeze bottle with ink. After injecting the cart I will leave what is left in the squeeze bottle and not pour the ink back into the liter bottle.
5. Mark the liter bottles and squeeze bottles with the inks bought date. Two year ink should be thrown outyes, no?
6. I have placed a piece of blue painter's tape on each cart that I have filled with ink. On the tape I write the date that I filled the cart with ink. I will create a spreadsheet to help me to keep track of the carts and their fill dates.
Thank you.
