It was a brand new out of the box P8000 so the Ink Owl ink was the first in the machine.
After the head alignment I got a perfect nozzle pattern.
I really did my research and wanted the Epson 9890 but I waited too long and they were discontinued.
That was the one to get as many are using them with a Wasatch rip or the Epson driver with profile.
Those refillable carts have resettable chips. You just keep refilling and printing.
I was a little nervous converting the first P8000, although the cart chips are cracked they are not resettable chips.
When the 700ml carts show need for a replacement the chip on the cart must be replaced with a new one. Cost $20.00
Was concerned the printer might have issues with those chips and lock me out. So far so good.
I was torn between J-Teck and InkOwl inks. Cost is .10ml for InkOwl and 11.5ml for J-Teck pretty close.
Sawgrass ink for my Epson 4880 dye sub converted printer was costing me about $1.10 a ml or eleven times my new ink cost.
Sawgrass had the monopoly for years but the party is over as the patent ran out I believe in Sept. 2016.
Their product is good but their prices are too far out of line and not competitive.
Most if not all my metal prints are for the home owner consumer market. Family, pets, vacation, photography enthusiests, etc.
If you believe the numbers 7 years is the average length of time this type of wall art hangs in a home before being changed out.
I think I read somewhere that 25 to 30+ years is an average estimate before dye sub metals start to fade. (Chromauxe says 65 years.)
Certainly not a 100 but way better then 7.
I just love the glass. Now that my profile is dialed in the glass is in the same league as the metal.
I found only one other print studio selling the glass prints and they were expensive. If I can keep my costs in line I should be able to sell them for about the same price as the metals.
I sell only the hi-gloss white aluminum although I just ordered several of the semi gloss to test. Will report back.
