I don't know whether it would make a difference or not. But Epson has come
out with a model C80, very modestly priced, that uses pigments instead of
dyes. It is supposed to resist fading much longer than today's dye-filled
ink cartridges. Maybe if someone on Conch-L has one, they can test it in
alcohol. From their description:
Water-resistant DuraBriteT Inks with up to 70 year light-resistance
Sylvia Edwards
Huntsville, AL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Orstan, Aydin" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: Alcohol insoluble printing ink
> Charlie,
> My dot-matrix printer was for the old Mac plus I had, which I also
recycled
> after I switched over to a PC. So, having a dot matrix printer is not
enough
> unless you also have a computer that can use it.
>
> It tends to get expensive when you start using custom made ribbons, etc. I
> think I'll stick to a Pigma pen whose inks are ethanol insoluble or to an
> old fashioned pencil that neither dissolves in alcohol nor fades in light.
>
> Aydin
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CHARLES F STURM [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Friday, 01 February, 2002 10:40 AM
> > To: Orstan, Aydin
> > Cc: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Alcohol insoluble printing ink
> >
> >
> > Aydin,
> > I found a dot matrix printer that a friend had in his
> > basement, unused.
> > The company-made ribbons use a water soluble ink however. I'm looking
> > into some custom inked ribbons or other printer/cartridge combos.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Charlie
> > **************************************************************
> > ****************
> > Charlie Sturm, Jr
> > Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
> > Carnegie Museum of Natural History,
> > Pittsburgh, PA
> > Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 1 Feb 2002, Orstan, Aydin wrote:
> >
> > > Are you serious? I haven't seen one of those daisy wheels
> > in decades & got
> > > rid off my dot matrix printer years ago!
> > >
> > > Aydin
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Joan Jass [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, 01 February, 2002 10:03 AM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: Alcohol insoluble printing ink
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The best printer to use is daisy wheel or dot-matrix with the
> > > > cartridge
> > > > ribbon equipped with ethanol-resistant ink.
> > > >
> > > > Joan Jass, Milwaukee Public Museum, [log in to unmask]
> > > >
> > >
> >
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