Using Matte coated 128GSM paper

[Andrew]

You don't want to put to much pressure on as you could end up cracking the plate. Firm pressure is needed but finding exactly what "firm" is can be trial and error again. You will get the hang of it and feel the pressure exerting when you shut the press which is the same for a mug.

[bms]

i was just wondering if i feel that the press is just not pushing hard enough onto the plate, can i reduce the time it is cooking for? Also will my prints come out sharper on the plate like my prints on the paper if the pressure is increased?

If you reduce the time then you are likely to get a faded image. Increasing the pressure will not necessarily improve the picture quality assuming you have enough pressure at the moment to ensure the paper is touching the face of the plate all over. You need to have enough pressure to ensure the paper is touching all over the face of the plate and enough time, at the correct temperature, to allow the inks to gas of the paper to transfer.

[frizbee]

Using epson matt paper is fine, but if you were to try Truepix, you would see an improvement in colour.

For many years we used epson matt from Novachrome, then we found truepix and haev never gone back. The only thing we use Epson for now is unisub coasters, truepix for everything else.

David