Pigment will give you the longest lasting, least fading images. Coupled with a good canvas should be good for longer than any of us will last.
----- Original Message ---- From: jgury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:43:05 AM Subject: [HPDesignJet_Printers] Re: Recommendations please for a low cost, large format canvas printer? Pigment? The HP 130 is dye based and I really would not want to use anything other than the HP stuff in this machine. --- In HPDesignJet_ Printers@ yahoogroups. com, b whitters <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .> wrote: > > What ever you get make sure it uses pigment ink. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: dr_defecto <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: HPDesignJet_ Printers@ yahoogroups. com > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 2:48:00 AM > Subject: [HPDesignJet_ Printers] Recommendations please for a low cost, large format canvas printer? > > > Hi everyone - new member to the forum! > > I'm an amateur photographer, and been looking into printing my own > canvases for home and to possibly sell at craft fairs, etc. > > However, I have a limited budget, so I'm looking for a fairly > reasonable setup. > > Some of the things I've been considering. .. > > 1. The cost of the printer itself (possibly HP130) > 2. The cost of upgrading to a CISS (seen a few on EBay - any good?) > 3. The cost of adding a stand and paper catcher (for HP130) > 4. The cost of canvas stretchers > 5. The cost of canvas rolls > > As you can see, I've honed in on the HP130 - it seems a lot of > printer for the money and I know I can get a second hand one on > EBay. That being said, I would certainly consider alternatives. > > I was going to bid on an HP 5000 (Went for £1020 in an Ebay > auction!!) but I shyed away when I found out how much the cartridges > cost!! Also the size was a consideration. > > One thing that concerned me was the maximum weight of the canvas the > HP130 could take - 300gsm - most canvases start at 350 and seen up to > 450gsm. Does that mean the 130 can only take thin canvas? > > I'd welcome any thoughts anyone has! > > Thanks in advance, > > Glenn. >
