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DTP WITH P900

 

hello, is it possible to make DTP type photo-engravings with a P900 and how to adjust the gap between the rollers and the thickness of the plate? my few attempts (insertion of the plates from the front) led to a breakdown which required an expensive repair and a shouting match from the Epson approved repairers who told me that the machine was not made for that. Thank you for your reply. I am having profiles made for Quadtone. Eric Horvath

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Yes - but you may need to make a carrier out of 2-ply mat board to attach the plate to. Unless you have extra thick plates, the thickness of that combination will still be below the thick media maximum for that printer.

On Jul 4, 2023, at 3:41 PM, Eric66 via groups.io <Eric.horvath@...> wrote:

hello, is it possible to make DTP type photo-engravings with a P900 and how to adjust the gap between the rollers and the thickness of the plate? my few attempts (insertion of the plates from the front) led to a breakdown which required an expensive repair and a shouting match from the Epson approved repairers who told me that the machine was not made for that. Thank you for your reply. I am having profiles made for Quadtone. Eric Horvath

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Using the Epson media installer software, t you can copy/rename a media file, and then modify the platten height for thickness and also add drying time per pass (0-10 seconds).
Don Nelson

On Jul 4, 2023, at 4:25 PM, Clay Harmon <w.clay.harmon@...> wrote:

?Yes - but you may need to make a carrier out of 2-ply mat board to attach the plate to. Unless you have extra thick plates, the thickness of that combination will still be below the thick media maximum for that printer.

On Jul 4, 2023, at 3:41 PM, Eric66 via groups.io <Eric.horvath@...> wrote:

hello, is it possible to make DTP type photo-engravings with a P900 and how to adjust the gap between the rollers and the thickness of the plate? my few attempts (insertion of the plates from the front) led to a breakdown which required an expensive repair and a shouting match from the Epson approved repairers who told me that the machine was not made for that. Thank you for your reply. I am having profiles made for Quadtone. Eric Horvath

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Hello Clay
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I have just received a pack of 2 ply matt board from Archival Methods and would like to ask the following question. Is the carrier fashioned out of 2 sheets of 2 ply board? One as a base and the
other one with the cut-out window? Or should the base be of a thinner material? I have measured the thickness of 2 boards together and this works out at 1.43mm (not 1.27mm).?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks and a Happy New Year to all.
 

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There appears to be some variation in the thickness of mat board. Currently, I make my carriers using a solid 2-ply for the base and then another 2-ply with a cut-out window to hold the plate. It probably wouldn’t hurt to have something thinner on the bottom as long as it has some rigidity. I know Dave Marsh makes really cool carriers using thin aluminum sheets for the bottom. And some people are able to print their plates without any carrier at all - although when I have tried doing this the plate skids and I end up with a mess.?

On Jan 4, 2025, at 10:14?AM, Joe Smith via groups.io <smithfoto59@...> wrote:

Hello Clay
?
I have just received a pack of 2 ply matt board from Archival Methods and would like to ask the following question. Is the carrier fashioned out of 2 sheets of 2 ply board? One as a base and the
other one with the cut-out window? Or should the base be of a thinner material? I have measured the thickness of 2 boards together and this works out at 1.43mm (not 1.27mm).?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks and a Happy New Year to all.
 

Thank you Clay. I’ll have a go with 2 (2ply) boards stuck together and will take it from there.?

I have printed without a carrier on larger plates ?but I have some small plates that are below what is allowed by the front feed of the P900.?

Thanks again for your feedback.

Joe

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On Sat, 04 Jan 2025 at 17:47, Clay Harmon via <w.clay.harmon=[email protected]> wrote:
There appears to be some variation in the thickness of mat board. Currently, I make my carriers using a solid 2-ply for the base and then another 2-ply with a cut-out window to hold the plate. It probably wouldn’t hurt to have something thinner on the bottom as long as it has some rigidity. I know Dave Marsh makes really cool carriers using thin aluminum sheets for the bottom. And some people are able to print their plates without any carrier at all - although when I have tried doing this the plate skids and I end up with a mess.?

On Jan 4, 2025, at 10:14?AM, Joe Smith via <smithfoto59=[email protected]> wrote:

Hello Clay
?
I have just received a pack of 2 ply matt board from Archival Methods and would like to ask the following question. Is the carrier fashioned out of 2 sheets of 2 ply board? One as a base and the
other one with the cut-out window? Or should the base be of a thinner material? I have measured the thickness of 2 boards together and this works out at 1.43mm (not 1.27mm).?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks and a Happy New Year to all.

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