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Post by thebigbluefrog on Apr 27, 2014 4:02:06 GMT
Due to a change in management, the company I used to work for abandoned its large-scale inkjet plotter. Long story short, I ended up with several gallons of cyan, magenta, yellow and black inkjet ink. Has anyone used inkjet inks for washes, etc.? What other uses can I put this stuff to? It's heavy on pigment. Just a little goes a long way, and with all four additive primaries, I can mix just about any color under the sun.
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Post by dmdickdangerous on Apr 27, 2014 9:20:28 GMT
I believe inkjet inks are water based so you could probably use them in much the same way as food colouring, though obviously not as food colouring . I wonder how hard it would be to repurpose the plotter itself as a CNC machine?
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Post by thebigbluefrog on Apr 27, 2014 15:39:48 GMT
Unfortunately I didn't get the plotter, only the inks. And yes, they are all water based inks. I had to rig up a system to get them out of the cartridges, which are just plastic bags in a cardboard box. But the tubing leading from the cartridge has a spring-loaded valve. Took a few tries (and some bright blue hands) before I figured out how to transfer it into some small glass bottles!
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Post by thedmg on Apr 27, 2014 15:51:45 GMT
Inkjet printer ink is probably the most expensive liquid on the planet. You're probably better off selling it. It stains terribly, wear gloves.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 19:56:26 GMT
DMG has a point, maybe you should save it to refill your own printer? I've done t in the past, but that too is very messy. If not, there are others who do still refill their ink, maybe they would buy it. All assuming the ink wash bit doesn't work out.
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Post by earlteagrey on Apr 27, 2014 20:44:51 GMT
Agreed, sell it and buy a small fortune worth of crafting supplies with the profits!!
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Post by jocke on Apr 28, 2014 22:23:26 GMT
To understand what DMG is talking about, here some graphs
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Post by thebigbluefrog on Apr 29, 2014 20:55:10 GMT
Wow! I had no idea!
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Post by SteamTitan on Apr 30, 2014 4:40:56 GMT
And now you do. And as we all know Knowing is half the battle!
*plays GI Joe theme*
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Post by adamantinedragon on Apr 30, 2014 4:45:01 GMT
What should really get people's attention from this graph is that bottled water costs more than crude oil.
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Post by sgtslag on May 1, 2014 13:02:31 GMT
Inkjet ink is water-soluble. Best of luck in sealing it, after it is applied. You might have good luck adding it to Future Pledge/Floor Polish (this would make up Magic Wash, a fantastic use for this trove of ink). Cheers!
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Post by veevee on May 2, 2014 3:32:30 GMT
TheDMG and Jocke's comments illustrate exactly why I spent $30 and got a CISS (continuous ink supply system) for my little inkjet at home. Also, don't even get me started about the inaccuracy of ink-monitoring chips as well as brand new cartridges with sponges that are only half-saturated with ink on the inside...
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Post by daveb on May 2, 2014 15:16:03 GMT
Wow, I can't believe I hadn't heard of a CISS before.
Thanks, veevee!
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Post by veevee on May 2, 2014 19:10:30 GMT
You're welcome. You'll probably have to look around online for an affordable one. I've seen websites that try to sell them for much more than what I paid on eBay. Before you consider getting one, you'll want to look at your printer cartridges to see whether or not you'll also need to get chips or a chip resetter along with a compatible CISS unit. Some places also sell special transparent re-fillable cartridges if you don't want to mess around with tubing and external ink tanks.
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Post by MrDungeonMaster on May 8, 2014 22:01:46 GMT
Inkjet ink is water-soluble. Best of luck in sealing it, after it is applied. You might have good luck adding it to Future Pledge/Floor Polish (this would make up Magic Wash, a fantastic use for this trove of ink). Cheers! Actually, after it's applied, spray it LIGHTLY with with hair spray and let that dry first, then seal it in. The hair spray keeps the ink from wiking while the sealant dries.
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