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There are LOTS of things that can affect color. What I have to do sometimes is test different papers, and then different print settings with those different papers to get what I want out of it. But then there are things like monitor calibration that could be off... or even something as realizing that any objet that is seen on a backlit monitor looks different on paper (illuminated vs reflective color).

Thumbs up indeed! Your machine has been a workhorse! Which model number did you choose?

Totally agree... and yes! I had not thought of the fact that it won't have to initialize so much ink on the second filling. Cool!

@@KookyCraftables Yes, I think it used about 15% if not more of the initial ink just to prime the system. Will not use any for this when it comes to the second batch of bottle refills.

@@hedydd2 Yep... that had me a BIT worried when I first installed it and saw those levels go down so much. But ever since, the levels go down so slowly... it's truly amazing after having to get new cartridges every 2 months with my old machine.

Wow! That sounds great... I have a brother black and white COPY machine and it has been chugging for years. (I need a new toner cartridge for it because it's really weak now, but it has been a workforce for me for probably over 25 years)

Me too! I used to spend a lot of time trying to make sure I printed GRAYSCALE whenever I could with my old cartridge machine. Now with the ecotank I don't give a second thought to just printing everything in color.

Yes! I have not had to replace mine yet... but seems well documented that it can be done. Some people report trouble with it though. I hope it goes smoothly for me!

LOL! Glad you're still here... but things are changing on my site so I probably won't be doing much fan art any more. Stay tuned.

@KookyCraftables Alright dude no problem

I guess I never turn mine off either, but it sometimes sits for days or this past summer for weeks on end (with no clogging)

I've not tried! There is a no-border setting in the print dialogue box... but I'll have to try it to see if it really works or not. I want to do a new video answering everyone's Q&As so I'll add that to the list.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! :)

@@KookyCraftables :)

Glad you found the video helpful!

Wow!

It truly is one of the best classic arcade games ever. Thanks for the comment and good luck to you! (happy anniversary!)

From my experience... laser printers cannot match the fine color reproduction and photo quality that ink jet can. But maybe newer machines are better? What model laser do you recommend?

@KookyCraftables Well I just use mine for black and white docs so my use case is probably different from yours but mine is a fuji xerox dw225, and it's been super reliable and hassle free for years

@@Xalgucennia Oh I totally agree with you. For black and white docs, laser is KING. Laser printers usually have postscript printing built in so they print text MUCH cleaner and sharper than an ink jet can do. But my papercraft would look pretty darn bad in black and white (unless I designed them to be black and white only as a style... hmmm... now that has be itching to design a black and white paper toy) :)

Thanks for all the info! 22,000 copies! Wow!

I’m so glad you enjoy my paper crafting! And thank you for checking out the printer review.

TBH I have not tried any generic inks in this printer (I am still using the first bottles of ink the machine came with - which is so amazing to me.) But when I do get more ink, I will stick with EPSON ink. I used to try generic ink for my older CARTRIDGE-based Epson and my experience with them was terrible. Quality was bad and I ended up throwing them away. Seems like a tank printer might be more forgiving with generic ink, but I don't know. Have you tried any in the past?

No but I also have an Epson Ecotank and love it & italmost time for new ink...and I also use it for crafting... so I was just wondering if you had tried any generic ink brands .... BTW your crafts are cool!

@@nancyaviles759 If you do try generic ink brands, let me know how it goes! I'd love to hear! How long have you owned your ecotank and have you had to swap out the waste bin on it yet?

It is so economical on ink, there’s very little justification for buying generic ink. The Epson genuine ink is reasonably priced and I have suffered zero issues even though it sometimes isn’t used for up to two weeks at a time, maybe longer occasionally.

I'm surprised to hear you're having that problem with 2 machines! That stinks! My experience has been completely different.

Glad I could help!

hope this helps!

So you'd say that the cheaper model Epson EcoTank has LESS resolution? (I was wondering if the resolution was the same, but the tradeoff was that they were slower, smaller, and less paper would fit in). If resolution is worse, then I guess I would bite the bullet and get a more expensive one.

@@KookyCraftables if your just printing B&W it should be fine but if you want any image that will color a entire sheet of paper yea go with the more expensive one

I'm using it for home office stuff (printing out emails, or receipts, etc). BUT I sometimes work on engineering my paper craft projects at home too, so I'd want to make sure it prints well on light card stock with good quality.

I still have a workforce printer at my home office and they are WORKHORSES for sure. My workforce from my studio I donated to my parents when I got my first EcoTank. After having that EcoTank, I hate buying cartridges more than ever... so I will probably replace my home machine soon with another tank style printer. I will warn you though if you ever do go to an EcoTank, that they are not built quite as nicely (they are smaller machines and the paper tray is flimsy compared to a workforce). BUT the ink savings for me have made a huge difference saving me so much money.

Not a scam based on all my reactions. And I did a one-year-later review too, you can see if that held up. ;)

Hi Katy! I thought about doing these as digital downloads in my store but I fear it would frustrate many users because these cards need to be printed on VERY thick card stock so they stand up strong and tall after colored with alcohol or water based inks (which can weaken the paper). So if people print these on typical thin card stock they might not be pleased with the results and get upset. The card stock I use on the actual kits if SUPER DUPER thick so you have a premium experience. But perhaps I could engineer a different version of these that would be more forgiving for self-printing. I will give it some thought. (Or it could just be straight up coloring pages that don't stand up, but that not as kooky :)

@ that makes sense!

Great to hear! Thanks for the comment!

Glad to hear that model is working for you. I might be purchasing one of those for my home office because my existing home printer is an epson cartridge machine and I really don't want to buy any more carts for that after seeing how well my ecotank is doing at my studio! Thanks for the kind words about my work!

Sorry to hear. Curious... how long between prints did you go? What do you think you might try next?

That’s the dream... and I hope that stays true. Mine is going strong on the first install of ink after a year... zero issues. So I've already received huge value from mine.

This machine is tray fed for sure. It will print two-sided (by printing one side and then self-feeding the paper back into the machine to print the other side without help)... but if you have a sheet that already has print on one side and you want to print on that, you just have to make sure you orient it right in the tray and it will work. (it prints on the face down side as I recall)

I have not had to change the maintenance box yet. I'll do a follow up process when that does happen. (but I don't have any warnings about it yet so I don't know when I will get to that point)

Yeah, I've had comments on my vids saying that you can reset the printer and others have said they could not. It has not happened to me yet, so I can't comment myself. I will make follow up videos for any issues I do run into over time. I have a question for you... your color laser... historically, I've never been happy with the quality of color laser on anything photographic. (But it has been years since I tried one.) Have they improved them or do they still print kinda "hot" without subtle color tones?

@@KookyCraftables The one i got is definitely not good for photos, details are lost and colors don't seem quite right, mostly just bought it since it was 50 euros on sale. (it's the lexmark CS310n) that was back in 2019 though so maybe newer or more expensive ones are better.

@@IsoMacintosh Thanks for the report. that sounds like what I used to see in my prints off laser. But some people sound off in the comments that I should ditch ink jet and go laser. But that output never got close to good in my eyes. I'll have to try to see a demo of brand new tech, but I bet you'd have to pay a lot for a machine that does a decent job.

@@IsoMacintosh Lexmark are just bad in general, clunky to set up

@@KookyCraftablesLaser will never be as good for foto quality. That’s a known fact and due to how the toner works and doesn’t mix as good as ink.

I still remember working as an admin for let's say a clinc and HP reps really said they will only cover warranties if the IT shop breaks a laptop not the other 99% people who work in the building.

Haha

HP used to be the gold standard for business printers. Home printers have pretty much always sucked. But these days.... Well, I got asked to look up printers for work yesterday, and I won't be even looking at HP at all. I'm watching this to find out if there's any issues over time with ecotank. We print stuff almost every day - invoices, brochures, etc. So I don't think clogging would be an issue for us. And now I know the cleaning pad is replaceable at least in these model, I'll feel even safer recommending them. If they still have super low running costs.

I am so glad you found both videos helpful and super proud to introduce you to the art of paper craft!

Yep... that was a fear of mine when I bought one too. Fingers crossed it is not an issue. Mine has not clogged yet at all.

I'm in the US so we use LETTER as our standard 8.5" x 11". But what's cool about paper craft is you can print pages "scale to fit" and a4 is fairly close to LETTER. (But when you do scale to fit, it does reduce the over all size of the craft a little bit.) If you constrain proportions though it's not a problem as long as all the project pages are the same size.

Cool! (It is amazing how just a slight tilt of the eyes bring on the evil!) Thanks for the comment!

You're right! Cool observation ;)

Yep. Totally!

To be clear... I was referring to paper weight in POUNDS. When using the GSM number... I know it prints 176 GSM great... and I've printed up to 300 GSM... much above that I would worry about. But remember that my machine has a paper tray so the paper has to curl through rollers pretty dramatically. I think the lower model eco tanks have a top feeder and often times those actually work better for thicker paper since the paper does not have to curl so much. Hope this info helps. If I get a second eco-tank for home use, I might try one of those lower models for that exact reason.

@@KookyCraftables Hello, great video, really helping me, especially for the quality of prints and colors (black looks great). I wanted to know if you had some problems printing on 300gr paper? Did you have to use the specific Epson paper like they advise to do or could you use other type of paper, or brands? I plan to use this to print fanzines, little art books and some Magic the Gathering proxy cards, do you think this printer will work well for me ? thanks for your answers

@@CicaJean I've printed on 300 GSM, but I'd say that is about the max of what it can handle. A top feed/read feed model might do better with thick paper over time (but I don't know). For uncoated paper I just toss any old paper in there. But for coated paper, I usually stick to the EPSON brand paper. But if you're doing fanzines, I don't think coated will fold well for you. The black looks best when you do set it to print on the highest quality. (which is what I like to do when printing nice finished pieces)... all your projects sound really cool! Good luck with it!

@@KookyCraftables hello again, I've got myself the Epson 3850 with a promo (almost the same printer). Trying some different prints to find best settings. I tried to print on a 300gms uncoated cardstock but couldn't make it, the paper always get stuck inside. Could you share some infos about the different papers you use ? Brand, smooth, uncoated, weight? Thanks again 🙏

@@CicaJean When I was testing thicker sheets in my printer, it was paper from a local print shop so I'm not sure the brand. It was uncoated card stock though. My day to day card stock is the lightweight card stock that I guy from Staples (staples brand). My guess is that if you can get paper that's a LITTLE thinner it will feed through there. Mine handled the 300 but not a 310. If you're doing glossy, that might be the deal breaker on thick papers (I don't have glossy paper that thick to test)

Since this uses liquid inks... I am certain that water drops on it would not be good. A highlighter might work. I have been thinking of making an FAQ video review about this machine soon and if I do, I'll do a live test on film about water and highlighters so you can see the results! Thanks for asking!

I've not had to reset mine yet. When I was setting it up, the app sort of lost track of the progress of setting up, but I was able to finish with the touch screen.

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