epson 1280/1290 fine art print

[charles alexander]

Help. I am about to print a book that is primarily letterpress, on
Arches text paper, a fine art paper that has a weight of 120 gm/m2.
That's less than a cover stock, but more than a 24-lb. writing paper or
more than a 60-lb. text weight paper. It has something of a rough
texture, and the paper is somewhat flexible. It's a great lightweight
printmaking paper or medium-weight letterpress book paper. I need, in
this book, to print about a half-dozen color images from digital files.
I have to print 150 copies of each of these half-dozen color images, and
they all fall on different pages of the book. I have a few questions
regarding the suitability of an Epson 1280/1290 printer to print these
images.

1) does anyone have an idea if this printer is good for this paper or
similar papers?

2) can this printer have 10 x 13 inch paper fed through it?

3) can this printer use archival inks and will they cost a lot?

4) if not this printer, do you have other suggestions in roughly the
same price range?

5) if this is an impossible job altogether, do you know any services
that might print on this paper, supplied by me?

thanks,

charles

ps -- this is my first message on this newsgroup, and I'm glad to be
here. I'll look for answers soon.

[Safetymom123]

Print life is up to 25 years. Not sure if you can get archival aftermarket
inks for this. It will print to 13x19 borderless.

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[Ralph]

There are several pigmented archival inksets available, check out MIS
Generations, but be sure they will work with that paper. Arches watercolor
is pretty bad, I don't know about the Arches text though.

Ralph

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[charles alexander]

When you say "Print life is up to 25 years," does that mean the print
starts to deteriorate after that many years (or perhaps sooner). Or does
it depend entirely on conditions, such as whether the print is in the
presence of light? If in a book, with books mostly closed during their
lives, could a longer life be expected?

thanks,

charles

[Safetymom123]

You start to notice fading. But yes it does last longer if that book is not
out in the light a lot.

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