Fill Your Own Ink Cartridges

reduce your ink cost by 80% + Here’s what we’re going to cover Why Fill Your Own Ink Cartridges Other Alterna9ves to OEM Ink Cartridges What You Need to Get Started The Actual Process FAQs and Popular Misconcep9ons A Special Offer Why Fill Your Own Cartridges? #1 -­‐ It’s Convenient & You Never Run Out …because you can Refill a depleted cartridge in a couple of minutes and con9nue prin9ng …and/or Stockpile spare cartridges with a minimal investment example Epson 3880 – Complete set of 9 cartridges: B&H $456 Refill a set of your own cartridges: $70 (plus a one 9me investment in a set of empty cartridges $198) #2 – You’ll Save a Great Deal of Money “Breaking Down the Numbers” Cost comparisons and calcula9ons based on: 1. Purchasing bulk ink in 4oz BoZles 2. Metric conversion: 4oz = 118ml 3. Ini9al investment for filling accessories not included Printer & Model Dye /Pigment Ave. Cost per ml Epson: R1900; R2400; Pigment $0.10 Canon: Pro 9000; Pro Dye $0.06 Canon: Pro 9500; Pro Pigment $0.12 R2880; R3800; R3880 9000 Mk II; Pro 100 9500 Mk II, Pro 10 #2 – You’ll Save a Great Deal of Money “Pu7ng the Numbers Back Together” Epson Printers Printer Model Cartridge Volume Cost -­‐ B&H Cost -­‐ FYO Savings T059 13ml $14.25 $1.32 91% R1900/2880 T087/96 11.4ml $12.88 ave. $1.16 91% 3800/3880 T580xxx 80ml $50.95 $7.80 85% 4800/4880 T605xxx 110ml $56.50 ave. $10.73 81% Volume Cost -­‐ B&H Cost -­‐ FYO R2400 Canon Printers Printer Model Cartridge Savings Pro 9000/II CLI-­‐8 13ml $13.46 ave. $0.66 95% Pro 9500/II PGI-­‐9 14ml $13.51 ave. $1.60 88% Pro 100 CLI-­‐42 13ml $17.00 $0.77 95% Pro 10 PGI-­‐72 14ml $15.00 $1.78 88% Other Alterna_ves to OEM Inks Generic “Compa9ble” Cartridges Epson Printer Model Cartridge Cost -­‐ B&H Ink4Less InkJet Super Store R2400 T059 $14.25 R1900/2880 T087/96 $12.88 ave. R3800/3880 T580xxx R4800/4880 T605xxx $56.50 ave. $50.95 Fill Your Own $4.99 $5.69 $1.32 $6.99 $6.64 $1.16 N/A N/A $7.80 N/A N/A $10.73 Canon Printer Model Cartridge Cost -­‐ B&H Ink4Less InkJet Super Store Fill Your Own Pro 9000/II CLI-­‐8 $13.46 ave. $5.99 $5.50 $0.66 Pro 9500/II PGI-­‐9 $13.51 ave. $6.99 N/A $1.60 Pro 100 CLI-­‐42 $17.00 N/A N/A $0.77 Pro 10 PGI-­‐72 $15.00 N/A N/A $1.78 …so what does it really cost to make a print Epson Printer Costs to Produce a 13x19 Print OEM Ave. Cost OEM FYO Ave. FYO Ink Cost 13x19 Total Ink Cost Total per Paper** Cost per Cost per 13x19 Cost per Print* Print Print* Paper** Print R1900 $1.96 $1.20 $3.16 $0.18 $1.20 $1.38 R2400 $3.42 $1.20 $4.62 $0.31 $1.20 $1.51 R2880 $2.15 $1.20 $3.35 $0.19 $1.20 $1.39 R3800 $1.38 $1.20 $2.58 $0.21 $1.20 $1.41 R3880 $1.48 $1.20 $2.68 $0.22 $1.20 $1.42 * Source: Red River Paper ** Canon/Red River Luster Average Canon Costs to Produce a 13x19 Print OEM Ave. Cost OEM Ink 13x19 Total Cost Paper** Cost per Per Print* Print FYO Ink Cost Per Print* $2.25 $1.20 $3.45 $ .10 $1.20 $1.30 $2.70 $1.20 $3.90 $0.14 $1.20 $1.34 Pro 9500 Pro 9500MkII $2.54 $1.20 $3.74 $0.13 $1.20 $1.50 Pro 10 $3.47 $1.20 $4.67 $0.42 $1.20 $1.62 Printer Pro 9000 Pro 9000MkII Pro 100 * Source: Red River Paper Ave. Cost FYO 13x19 Total Paper** Cost per Print ** Canon/Red River Luster Average What You’ll Need to Get Started Refilling Kit Containing: 1 -­‐ Cartridges Save and refill your own empty OEM cartridges Purchase empty cartridges from your ink supplier Purchase refilled OEM cartridges from ink supplier 2-­‐ Ink (in kits and/or in bulk) Kits include one each of the colors plus supplies Bulk inks for each color in 2, 4, 8 & 16 ounce sizes Geong Started, (con9nued) 3 -­‐ Refilling Equipment & Supplies “Squezy” cap system or syringes/needles Cartridge reseZer (if required) Cartridge clips & plugs if needed Miscellaneous: Gram scale (500gm + capacity) Til9ng plamorm (my inven9on from s crap) “Ink Cartridges 101” (…because not all ink cartridges were created equal) Epson Printer R2400 Cartridge T059 Can Use Modify Must Transfer OEM to Refill Cartridge? OEM Chip Akermarket Cartridges? Yes Yes No Yes R1900/2880 T087/096 Yes Yes No Yes R3800/3880 T580xxx No Yes Yes Yes R4800/4880 T605xxx No No No Yes Canon Can Use OEM Modify Must Remove to Refill Cartridge? OEM “Ball” Refurbished Cartridges? Printer Cartridge Pro 9000/ (II) CLI-­‐8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Pro 100 CLI-­‐42 Yes Yes Yes Scarce Pro 9500/(II) PGI-­‐9 Yes No No Yes Pro 10 PGI-­‐72 Yes No No Not Yet Epson Stylus Pro 3880 80ml Epson R1900 Canon Pro 9500/9500II 14ml Canon Pro 100 11.4ml 13ml Empty & Prefilled Cartridges Epson Printer Carts Filled Each Empty Each R1900 8 $56.00 $7 $32.00 $4 R2880/R2400 9 R3800/3880 9 Canon Printer $65/$63 $7.11 $38/$36 N/A Carts Filled Each $4.11 $128.00 $14.22 Empty Each Pro 9000/9000II 8 n/a n/a $48 $6 Pro 9500/9500II 10 $80 $8 n/a $8 Pro 100 8 n/a n/a $40 $5 Pro 10 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a Epson Pro 3800/3880 36oz. Refill Kit -­‐ $246 Set of 9 Empty Refillable Cartridges 9 x 4oz Bonles of Pigment ink 9 EMPTY refillable cartridges 9 syringes and refill needles 72oz. Refill Kit -­‐ $345 Set of 9 Empty Refillable Cartridges 9 x 8oz Bonles of Pigment ink 9 Empty refillable cartridges 9 syringes and refill needles Set of 9 Empty Spare Cartridges -­‐ $128 “Squezy” caps instead of syringes add -­‐ $5 Typical Canon Refill Kits Pro 100 Pro 9500 32oz Large Deluxe Refill Kit with Resener & Squezy Cap System 8 x 4oz Dye ink, 8 Refill Plugs, Sealing Storage Clip, Ball removal tools, 8 Squezy Caps & Needles for Refilling, Electronic ReseZer, Yellow Refill Cartridge 40 oz Pro-­‐9500 Squezy Kit with Resener 10 x 4oz Pigment ink with Squezy BoZle System, Dedicated PGI-­‐9 ReseZer. Simple, Convenient and Ideal starter refill system. Provides approx. 8 refills for each color. $205 (20oz Kit -­‐ $150) $121 (other kits from $42) Bulk Ink Prices Printer Size 2oz. 4oz 8oz 16oz 32oz All Epson Pigment Inks 6.50 12.00 23.00 43.00 82.00 Canon Pro 9000 & Pro 9000 MkII 4.00 6.00 11.50 21.00 n/a Canon Pro 100 4.50 7.00 12.75 23.00 n/a Canon Pro 9500 Pro 9500 II Pro 10 8.00 13.50 26.00 51.00 8.00 15.00 29.00 58.00 n/a The Actual Process How Difficult Is It While the actual process of transferring ink from the boZle to the cartridge is a “no-­‐brainer”, some OEM Epson and Canon cartridges will require a “one 9me” modifica9on which will then enable them to be easily and safely refilled. What Are the Modifica_ons & Can I Avoid Them? The charts on the following page show the es9mated difficulty in modifying the cartridge, together with the availability of “pre-­‐modified” cartridges. Epson Printer R2400 Cart T059 User Modifica_on Difficulty Can Buy -­‐1 to 10+ Modified Rupture one-­‐way valve 5 yes R1900/2880 T087/096 Rupture one-­‐way valve 5 yes R3800/3880 T580 Can’t use OEM – buy replacement cartridge & transfer Epson chip 7 Yes/No R4800/4880 T605 Pierce one-­‐way valve 7 Yes Canon Difficulty Can Buy -­‐1 to 10+ Modified Printer Cart User Modifica_on Pro 9000/ (II) CLI-­‐8 Remove “ball valve” – enlarge hole 6 Yes Pro 100 CLI-­‐42 Remove “ball valve” – enlarge hole 6 Scarce Pro 9500/(II) PGI-­‐9 None 0 n/a Pro 10 PGI-­‐72 None 0 n/a If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video clip must be worth……………..? So, if you are s9ll here and have managed to stay awake, I’m going to play a few video clips I have…… which demonstrate some of these modifica9ons and filling procedures. Reseong Canon Cartridges Refilling Canon Pro 9500 & Pro 10 Cartridges Modifying & Refilling Canon Pro 9000 & Pro 100 Cartridges Modifying & Refilling Epson R1900/2400/2880 Cartridges Modifying & Refilling Epson R3800/3880 Cartridges FAQs and Other Concerns Can I use OEM & refilled cartridges in the same printer? While it is generally not recommended, I have done so without any apparent problems. Can I mix OEM and non-­‐OEM inks in the same cartridge? Same answer as above – but I have done it when the cartridge was “empty” according to the printer driver. Don’t try this with Epson cartridges. What about ICC profiles? Precision Colors offers ICC profiles for most Canon & Epson printers when used with a variety of papers. FAQs and Other Concerns -­‐ cont’d If I don’t want to fool with modifying cartridges, can I buy them already modified and ready to go? “Yes” for most of the cartridges we’ve discussed. What about suppliers other than “Precision Colors”? The ones I’ve seen are much more expensive and do not offer a complete line of inks, parMcularly pigment inks. How good are these “aser market” inks ? I’ve not seen any empirical test data. However, every print I’ve made in the last three years has used these inks. A Special Offer I will personally help anyone get set up to refill his own cartridges – including ordering the proper kit, modifying cartridges if necessary, using the reseZer and filling the cartridges. It’s Your Money -­‐ It’s Your Choice Burn it Flush it …or donate it to Bank it The Richard M. Glass Photographic Equipment Acquisi9on Fund