David,
First,maybe you should calm down a bit.
I did read the OP,3x's.
I called Epson a number of times,regarding the huge blobs of black ink that were being deposited on my paper,and the Epson customer service rep,had no idea what the cause of this could be
As you probably know,epsons customer service people,while some are very good to great,others,well-SUCK.
On my R3000,one of the parts had to be replaced,{I think it is called the ink advanement switch??}Many service people have notified Epson of this issue,and,for some unknown reason,they have failed to do anything about it,except advise customers to send the printer in for repair.,which can be a heavy/expensive ordeal.
My printer was /is out of warranty.
The name of my repairs service is:
Ardito's/ Epson Repairs,located about an hour from my home.,in West Islip,NY
When I explained the issue over the phone,prior to my actually driving out there,he knew exactly what the issue was ,before I even finished,telling him the problem.
When I got there,the entire shop was loaded with Epson printers,of all varieties and sizes,most,with the same issue as the OP posted.
2 technicians,including the owner of the shop-Ronald Ardito,told me"If you continue to use these heavier papers,you MUST adjust the platen gap to wide/wider ,or,use thinner paper"
If anyone would like to talk/e-mail Ronald Ardito,here is his info
phone- 631-661-7281
e-mail-ron@arditos.comMight I suggest,that some people in this thread call Arnold,he is a pleasure to deal with,more than likely he will isolate this problem and,advise from there
He will want to see what paper you are using,& see the prints that are damaged,with streaks/blobs of ink-so.don't discard
For the original poster--as suggested before,contacting Epson might be your only choice-Good Luck.