Stylus Pro 4000.

[NikGrey]

That's it..

2 inks are out so it wont print a thing now

Stuffed..lol.

[arthur.daley]

Hi Nik


78 Honda - what one?


Arthur

[NikGrey]

It's a 6V C90zz 'Round Light'.
I have just restored it - no need to SORN it as it was taken off of the road before that came in. less than 8000 Miles and I am the 2nd owner. I have the original wheels on as I think a collector would appreciate those over new wheels as these have the date stamped on, I will take them apart and clean them before offering it for sale though (thats a nightmare, re-spoking a wheel is anyway).

I want £1250 for it.

[arthur.daley]

I am too ashamed to even contemplate how many C50/70/90s I trashed as a teenager - if you put it into first and keep the pedal pushed down , you can rev it right up and the auto clutch doesn't engage - until you release the pedal resulting in a monumental and totally uncontrollable wheelie always a hoot with someone on the back so long as they don't catch you with their feet as they disappear off the back onto the deck ;o)

I'll get my coat.

[NikGrey]

Yes, I remember that well.. and I remember very well too taking the gearbox apart and rebuilding the teeth on the gears - I think thats how I first learned to weld ! My Father as so annoyed that I had done this to the bike he made me do it myself.

[rossdv8]

Hi Nik,

I know you don;t have any issues with the Epson 4000, but I had this in my bookmarks and thought you might find some useful information in here if it ever does play up.

Might save you some time anyway and there might be other useful hints, even if the links, prices and ink brands are out of date.

http://www.graphic-fusion.com/sp4000.htm

Cheers,

RossD.

[NikGrey]

Thanks Ross, I hadnt seen that One.

I dont have any problems with the 4000 because I chucked it out - its in my 'Tip' pile ready to go to the skips.
When I get the chance I'm going to look into the 'Brother' variety of printer as I caught site of some of your postings about them.

[rossdv8]

As long as you remember Nik, I probably more 'opinions' than knowledge in many things. But in the case of Brother printers it is based on my experiences with Epson and Brother. Bearing in mind that both brands have changed over the years.

I really must get a set of ICC profiles done for he Brothers I use for Due Sub some time. And probably for the one I use for canvas, because I suspect it would do an even nicer job on the Epson inks.

Running pigment ink through the Brother is not a recommended move, but it has been fine for me for many hundreds of prints. I only 'suspect' the reason I rarely have clogging is the finer particle size in the Epson pigment inks, and the bigger nozzles in the Brother. But I definitely have magenta clogging after a month or so of no use, and very rarely one of the other colours.

Running Dye sub ink through the brothers, well, I can;t remember the last time one came up with a bad nozzle check - but it HAS happened once or twice after the printers have sat for a month or two unused.

I should add that the temperatures here in the workshop are over 30 degrees Celsius for much of the year, so there is a tendency for things to dry out a bit. I have rarely subjected my printers and ink to icy cold temperatures (anything below 20 Celsius).

[rossdv8]

As long as you remember Nik, I probably more 'opinions' than knowledge in many things. But in the case of Brother printers it is based on my experiences with Epson and Brother. Bearing in mind that both brands have changed over the years.

I really must get a set of ICC profiles done for he Brothers I use for Due Sub some time. And probably for the one I use for canvas, because I suspect it would do an even nicer job on the Epson inks.

Running pigment ink through the Brother is not a recommended move, but it has been fine for me for many hundreds of prints. I only 'suspect' the reason I rarely have clogging is the finer particle size in the Epson pigment inks, and the bigger nozzles in the Brother. But I definitely have magenta clogging after a month or so of no use, and very rarely one of the other colours.

Running Dye sub ink through the brothers, well, I can;t remember the last time one came up with a bad nozzle check - but it HAS happened once or twice after the printers have sat for a month or two unused.

I should add that the temperatures here in the workshop are over 30 degrees Celsius for much of the year, so there is a tendency for things to dry out a bit. I have rarely subjected my printers and ink to icy cold temperatures (anything below 20 Celsius), so not sure how well they work in England. Do your inks ice up in print heads?

Maybe that's what happened to the 4000?