The Ink Question

[gordo]

 

[cementary]

"Absolutely organic, 'cause they're made from pure s***"

 

[Alois Senefelder]

cementary,



A stupid reply and in "Poor Taste"



Regards, Alois

 

[Repro_Pro]

"...still, we don't recommend eating shredded prints as noodles or mixing them in salads..."

 

[Possumgal]

Reminds me of the manufacturer who had "printed on recycled paper" printed on his stuff, but wouldn't buy that paper because it cost more.

 

[keith1]

I recall when lead & other nasty things were starting to be removed from inks. It was hard to know from one batch to the next what you were getting. Lots of experimenting by the ink companies. But generally as inks and chemistry were becoming less of a health hazard, we had to mix in our own additives to get these inks to run properly. This kind of defeated the purpose, but I recall using more gums, varnishes & dryers, trying many different water mixtures.
It was trying at times. I guess it had to start somewhere and it all worked out to everyone's benefit over the long run.

Same goes for recycled paper. At first many of the fibers were so loose. It was a pain to print on. But eventually they got it all sorted out and we're better off for it.

Washes were up a league or 2. Full of cool stuff like acetone. Thankfully that changed and probably saved countless lives. I had a boss that brought in a 45 gallon drum of MEK. Methyl Ethyl Ketone, he wanted us to use in place of blanket wash. He claimed it was cheaper (it wasn't). We refused to use it except to soak a cotton pad to use as blanket fix. One day Workers Comp. came in and that was the end of that experiment.

 

[D Ink Man]

You should try the cactus based sheet-fed inks, but be careful, because they can be a prick.

D

 

[maas]

And dairy free being soy based, i'm sure their Paleo also by definition

 

[D Ink Man]

Nah, The dairy free tittered out a long time ago. They printed with very milky images and only had a shelf life of 7 days. Moo