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DTP Carrier for Epson P-900

Bob Hartung All Messages By This Member #18666 开云体育 Hi all, I am starting my odyssey into DTP Photogravure and built a plate carrier for my P-900 with two sandwiched 2-ply mats, the top has a window to hold the plate.? This measures 2.54mm in thickness.? I found out today that the limit for the P-900 is 1.27 mm thickness using the poster bard front feed. So my questions: 1.? Does anyone have a work around for this thickness limitation. The P-900 only has platen gap settings of normal and wide. 2.? I am also thinking I could make another carrier using 1 layer of 2-ply board, and 1 layer of 1-ply board but I cannot find a source of 1 ply mat board using Google. 3.? A third option would be to use a piece of card stock as a backing to the 2-ply board, but I cannot locate a 14"x17" piece of that either. -- Robert Hartung Bettendorf, IA USA RobertHartungPhoto.com
Walker Blackwell Member Profile All Messages By This Member #18668 开云体育 Just use a bigger plate and forgo the carrier entirely. That is what I do. It takes some finesse to load but works great and no hangups . . . regards -Walker toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Jan 2, 2024, at 2:33?PM, Bob Hartung <rwhart3675@...> wrote: Hi all, I am starting my odyssey into DTP Photogravure and built a plate carrier for my P-900 with two sandwiched 2-ply mats, the top has a window to hold the plate.? This measures 2.54mm in thickness.? I found out today that the limit for the P-900 is 1.27 mm thickness using the poster bard front feed. So my questions: 1.? Does anyone have a work around for this thickness limitation. The P-900 only has platen gap settings of normal and wide. 2.? I am also thinking I could make another carrier using 1 layer of 2-ply board, and 1 layer of 1-ply board but I cannot find a source of 1 ply mat board using Google. 3.? A third option would be to use a piece of card stock as a backing to the 2-ply board, but I cannot locate a 14"x17" piece of that either. -- Robert Hartung Bettendorf, IA USA RobertHartungPhoto.com
greg brophy Member Profile All Messages By This Member #18669 开云体育 Hi Robert, I use a 2 ply mat board that is 13x19 that I buy from B&H photo. You can also change the platen using the epson media software. It comes with the printer.? Greg? toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Jan 2, 2024, at 2:34?PM, Bob Hartung <rwhart3675@...> wrote: ? Hi all, I am starting my odyssey into DTP Photogravure and built a plate carrier for my P-900 with two sandwiched 2-ply mats, the top has a window to hold the plate.? This measures 2.54mm in thickness.? I found out today that the limit for the P-900 is 1.27 mm thickness using the poster bard front feed. So my questions: 1.? Does anyone have a work around for this thickness limitation. The P-900 only has platen gap settings of normal and wide. 2.? I am also thinking I could make another carrier using 1 layer of 2-ply board, and 1 layer of 1-ply board but I cannot find a source of 1 ply mat board using Google. 3.? A third option would be to use a piece of card stock as a backing to the 2-ply board, but I cannot locate a 14"x17" piece of that either. -- Robert Hartung Bettendorf, IA USA RobertHartungPhoto.com
PatBartonPrints All Messages By This Member #18677 I have had trouble with the P900, too. Cheap poster board that kids use can be a backing. Some people use wide painters tape, too, around the back edges to hold the plate. That has worked for me. I have had to make sure the plate is slightly below the height of the 2-ply. Sent from my iPhone.
Bob Hartung All Messages By This Member #18684 开云体育 I'll Check that out, but in the interim I did finally find mat board of a known thickness so I was able to make a carrier that falls in the 1.27mm maximum thickness restriction.? I found the mat board a Dick Blick.? I seems that the mat board sold by Michaels and Hobby Lobby is much thicker than 2 ply although they say that is what they have. Bob Robert Hartung Bettendorf, IA USA RobertHartungPhoto.com On 1/2/24 14:26, greg brophy wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Hi Robert, I use a 2 ply mat board that is 13x19 that I buy from B&H photo. You can also change the platen using the epson media software. It comes with the printer.? Greg? On Jan 2, 2024, at 2:34?PM, Bob Hartung <rwhart3675@...> wrote: ? Hi all, I am starting my odyssey into DTP Photogravure and built a plate carrier for my P-900 with two sandwiched 2-ply mats, the top has a window to hold the plate.? This measures 2.54mm in thickness.? I found out today that the limit for the P-900 is 1.27 mm thickness using the poster bard front feed. So my questions: 1.? Does anyone have a work around for this thickness limitation. The P-900 only has platen gap settings of normal and wide. 2.? I am also thinking I could make another carrier using 1 layer of 2-ply board, and 1 layer of 1-ply board but I cannot find a source of 1 ply mat board using Google. 3.? A third option would be to use a piece of card stock as a backing to the 2-ply board, but I cannot locate a 14"x17" piece of that either. -- Robert Hartung Bettendorf, IA USA RobertHartungPhoto.com

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