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Making a new printer stand. I just had bulk tanks installed today (it took 10 minutes for them to do the job) and I want to make a slightly larger base for the whole unit. I was really getting tired of paying cartridge prices... $37.00 US through Amazon for the color cartridge alone. Today I paid $12.00 US (400 Thai Baht) for the tank, installation, and first filling of all the colors plus black. I don't know why I held off this long. Most of my friends have been using the bulk tanks for years now, with no problems.
One printer cartridge holds roughly 50ml of ink and costs about $35-$40 for my printer.
One 100ml bottle of ink costs $3.00 and will refill the tank two times.
For $12 I can buy all four pigments. Quite a savings, and the print quality is 'almost' as good as Canon's own ink, if I buy the good stuff for $3.00. I can get the discount brand for about $2.50 a bottle. The blacks are just as rich and black as the name-brand ink, but the colors aren't quite as accurate. Good enough for 99% of my needs these days, but I wouldn't try to 'sell' photos printed with this ink. I'm sure it would turn yellow in less than 10 years and fade.
Stitchawl
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