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Tony Jay
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Re: HDR and exposure/bracketing options
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October 01, 2012, 05:36:59 AM »
Thanks for the reminder Bob - I do use Canon equipment so I am not always completely up to date on how other brands relate to things like Promote Control remotes.
As for the price I guess it is a 'horses for courses' thing.
If you need it you will get it - if you don't then don't waste your hard-earned cash.
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Last Edit: October 01, 2012, 05:44:18 AM by Tony Jay
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October 01, 2012, 06:08:18 AM »
Quote from: BobFisher on September 30, 2012, 07:19:10 PM
Focus stacking is, currently, only an option with Canon cameras (I expect they'll get there with Nikon at some point as they did with bulb ramping)
Hi Bob,
Shooting a focus stack is also possible with a number of Nikons when using Android based Tablets with USB host controller and
Helicon Remote
(for Android version). It also does exposure bracketing and timelapse.
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Re: HDR and exposure/bracketing options
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October 01, 2012, 07:00:26 AM »
Yes, I was specifically referring to the Promote, Bart.
Last Edit: October 01, 2012, 07:05:56 AM by BobFisher
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October 02, 2012, 08:25:05 AM »
Quote from: BobFisher on September 30, 2012, 03:18:06 PM
Except that the D800, like other higher end Nikon bodies is restricted to 1 stop gaps using in camera AEB. Going to 2 stops requires (a) touching the camera, which is not recommended, or (b) using an accessory remote release like Promote Control (maybe there are others on the market, I'm not sure).
I understand that the need to shoot HDR may still be more present for those shooting with bodies equipped with lesser sensors, but frankly, I am yet to find a scene that requires HDR with the D800.
In the rare cases where you would need to, can't you take a 5 shot bracketing sequence?
That takes you to the 4 extra stops recommended through +2, +1, 0, -1, -2.
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October 02, 2012, 11:46:16 AM »
Quote from: BernardLanguillier on October 02, 2012, 08:25:05 AM
I understand that the need to shoot HDR may still be more present for those shooting with bodies equipped with lesser sensors, but frankly, I am yet to find a scene that requires HDR with the D800.
In the rare cases where you would need to, can't you take a 5 shot bracketing sequence?
That takes you to the 4 extra stops recommended through +2, +1, 0, -1, -2.
I've certainly shot scenes with 15 and 16 stops of brightness so it would still be necessary in some cases with a D800. But as I said earlier on, a camera like the D800 does change the game when it comes to HDR and the need for it.
And yes, of course you could shoot 5 shots. I was simply pointing out that the upper end Nikon bodies don't permit a 2 stop bracket.
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November 13, 2012, 11:37:32 AM »
If I am faced with a scene with a very large dynamic range then, because the D800 exposure bracketing only allows for up to 1EV increments, I tend to shoot 9 exposures but then only use numbers 1,3,5,7 and 9 when I send the images from Lightroom into HDR Efex Pro2. (I might use a different five or even just 3 or 4 if I assess the shots to require less range.)
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November 13, 2012, 12:49:54 PM »
I use an E-M5 and bracket 5 stops 1 EV apart. I shoot sunrise and sunset pictures frequently and have had problems with the sun in the image even when it is partially obscured by haze. The solution I came up with is to use a 3 stop neutral density filter (square Lee) on one of the lowest exposures, usually the lowest. That brings that exposure down a total of five stops. I bracket in single exposure mode and on the second exposure (the lowest) hold the Lee in front of the lens. The other exposures are normal. Of course, on a tripod.
I have not had any problems yet with flare or color change although in some cases this could be a problem. So far, the results have been good. I am able to get a much cleaner sun disk with better color saturation around the sun. (Tip: SNS HDR Pro gives the best rendering around the sun) This technique is usually used just when the sun is at or near the horizon so the sun is not full strength but is still too strong for a good exposure. I have not tried it with a full bore sun but doubt whether it would help much. It works well also when the sun is higher but partially obscured by clouds.
Here is an example I used that technique on.
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December 27, 2012, 07:10:08 PM »
It is a in the human nature to try to push things farther and farther as much as the technology allows. But sometimes it turns that it is not necessary and it does not do any good. My question to you is on what medium will you display this high dynamic range image that you plan to capture? Because no printers or electronic monitors will be able to reproduce that much dynamic range, even if you compress it.
My experience is that using lots of shots does not come for free. You loose sharpness and gain very little DR.
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December 27, 2012, 08:43:42 PM »
Quote from: gmargittai on December 27, 2012, 07:10:08 PM
... My question to you is on what medium will you display this high dynamic range image that you plan to capture? Because no printers or electronic monitors will be able to reproduce that much dynamic range, even if you compress it.
My experience is that using lots of shots does not come for free. You loose sharpness and gain very little DR.
Welcome to LuLa.
I am not sure how much experience you actually have with HDR in particular and printing in general.
You may be unaware of the fact that printing a 'normal' full tonal range image results in substantial tonal compression in itself.
HDR imaging has never been about projecting the full dynamic range of tones in the scene on any medium (It is on the wishlist for the future though).
It has always been about tone mapping for effect - for some people the effect desired is a garish one and for others the effect desired is a realistic one.
In fact one can represent the entire dynamic range (that's the whole point of the exercise) and it is done by tone-mapping (compression and perhaps rarefaction of tonal ranges).
It is true that progress is being made in designing transmissive media (monitors etc) that can can project much larger dynamic ranges. The situation with reflective media (papers, canvas etc) has not changed much in recent history.
As for your complaint about sharpness (or should that be resolution) there are a lot of technique preconditions that need to be met for ultimate image quality. Also, if elements in your scene are moving between shots - well no technique can solve that problem.
Overall your post is somewhat provocative, mainly because it represents an opinion (yours) but is not backed up by factually credible information.
This is your very first post on the LuLa forum and no one would want to chase you away from what could be a very fruitful association with the forum and the website in general.
Many, many members of this forum are acknowledged masters of their craft (I am not yet of that benchmark).
They will be very helpful and full of useful advice - many of them though look dimly on newcomers who make brash and unsubstantiated statements.
If you are interested in learning about HDR imaging and printing then ask questions.
There is a lot of expertise on HDR on this site (I have actually had excellent success with the technique) and printing and colour management are particular strong points on this forum with many contributors owning large galleries (including the owner of the site) and exhibiting regularly.
There is a lot to be learnt on this site - even the experts ask each other for help here.
Again welcome to LuLa and hopefully a long association with the site.
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December 28, 2012, 09:39:35 AM »
Quote from: gmargittai on December 27, 2012, 07:10:08 PM
It is a in the human nature to try to push things farther and farther as much as the technology allows. But sometimes it turns that it is not necessary and it does not do any good. My question to you is on what medium will you display this high dynamic range image that you plan to capture? Because no printers or electronic monitors will be able to reproduce that much dynamic range, even if you compress it.
Judging from your remarks, there seem to be a few misconceptions about what HDR photography is (or should be) about.
First of all, the scene as captured will often have a range of luminosities that will be compressed for viewing on your display or on print, even if you do nothing special to it. The problem is that as the scene contrast gets higher, the rendering of all tones from dark to light in a limited dynamic range output modality such as a 200:1 display, or even worse a 100:1 (glossy) print, wil result in a very low contrast dull looking output. So some sort of tonemapping is usually required anyway.
Second, when tonemapping the image, some significant local tonal adjustments may (have to) be applied. This typically results in poor shadow quality, assuming the initial exposure was correctly exposed to only just avoid clipping of the highlights. The goal of exposure bracketing is first to achieve the best possible exposure for the highlights (maximum exposure while avoiding unwelcome clipping), and second to increase the quality of those shadows (improve signal to noise ratio).
My experience is that using lots of shots does not come for free. You loose sharpness and gain very little DR.
My experience is different, but it may have to do with your subjects (moving objects are not as suitable for HDR bracketing), or your technique.
Let me illustrate the situation with a few image fragments. The image has no particular artistic merit, it was a demonstration file shot for a client.
Here are 2 different bracketed exposures of the same subject. The first was a little less than 1/3rd of a stop below clipping of the Raw data. The bracket (not shown here) with 1/3rd of a stop more exposure had clipped green channels in the sky area, so might have survived highlight recovery, but I was aiming for a perfect ETTR exposure. The second exposure was 10.67x as long (= +3.42 EV), which is not a problem with stationary subjects, and obviously has significant (unrecoverable) clipping of highlight detail, but also much better shadow detail.
Here are three crops of the relevant shadow area, at 100% zoom, no noise reduction, no sharpening. First one is the correct ETTR highlight exposure version, the second is that same exposure boosted in Raw conversion, and the third is from the longer exposure time version. Mind you, there was no tonemapping applied other than a gamma conversion from linear Raw to sRGB. Additional tonemapping would have exaggerated the shadow issues even more.
When these two are combined in a single file (I would normally use a few more intermediate exposures), it becomes possible to significantly tonemap the local contrast of the images for a more realistic look (as we saw it in real life) without compromising the shadow and highlight detail quality. And this is just one of many possible tonemapping renderings.
And this scene was shot under an overcast sky, imagine what would have happened under direct sunlight ...
The goal of HDR and exposure bracketing is to provide a more robust set of data for further postprocessing. It obviously benefits larger format output more than reduced size web images.
Hope that this helped to explain the issues a bit.
Last Edit: December 28, 2012, 10:33:10 AM by BartvanderWolf
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December 28, 2012, 01:52:06 PM »
Hi there,
Looks like I touched a nerve with my "provocative" post. Sorry if I offended anybody. I thougt that the idea of posting is to tell your personal opinion and experience on the subject and does not require any proof or substantiation. I am sure there are many more knowledgeable people here about this subject. I am not contesting that.
My point was that if one takes lots of photos to compose an HDR (my personal unsubstantiated experience) it impacts sharpnes, (or resolution). It is true that in an ideal situation this should not happen but in reality in a landscape, things move, waves on water, leaves, people, even the sturdy tripod can move.
Re: HDR and exposure/bracketing options
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December 30, 2012, 08:53:29 AM »
You're right that you can get a lack of sharpness due to movement between shots using HDR. This can be true of any image blending method. That's why good technique is so important. It's also true; however, that you can get movement in a single shot, causing a lack of sharpness, so it's not something unique to HDR.
As far a not getting much increase in dynamic range, I'd have to contest that. Sometimes a big increase isn't needed to generate a much better end result. But if a sensor has a range of, say, 10 stops and by bracketing you can capture 16 stops, that's a pretty dramatic increase. The key then becomes effective tonemapping of the blended exposures to create an end product that is visually appealing.
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Jim Beauregard's Tasting Notes: Tractor Guy gives Pinot fans a winner
As anyone who follows wine knows, 2005 was considered a banner year for French wine, the best vintage since 1961. The result, of course, was that the price of the great French wines skyrocketed, putting them out of reach of all but the most wealthy - which doesn't include me, or pretty much anyone reading these words, I believe.
What's a Pinot Noir lover to do?
Some in the wine world say there are two kinds of people - those who drink Bordeaux and those who drink Burgundy. A sort of head-and-heart thing, Pinot Noir invoking odes to the spirit and soul. Those of you who are on the quest to find the world's best Pinot Noirs know what I mean.
But back to the wallet. If one cannot afford a Grand Cru from the great hilltops of Burgundy, it becomes essential to look elsewhere. Fortunately for us, one of the elsewheres is California.
Back in the 1960s, when the real recovery from prohibition was gearing up, the goal of many California winemakers - Stag's Leap, Chateau Montelena, the Mondavi family, to name just a few - were setting out to make wines as great as those of France, which was, at the time, the benchmark for the rest of the world.
Their successes came on the map in 1976 at the famed (or infamous, depending on your perspective) Paris wine tasting, in which two American wines scored higher than their French counterparts.
Were there some price increases? Yes, of course. At the same time, they did not, and have not risen to the stratospheric prices of France in 2005.
So, Pinot lovers continue their search. I wanted to assist them in that process with a recent discovery, an excellent Pinot at an excellent price, given its quality.
Now, as you've read here and on the front page of this paper, some wine labels and names have gotten more, well, attention-getting, as advertising in a larger and larger market becomes more essential.
The end result is that you can't judge a book by its cover. We're no longer in a world that is exclusively labeled with the names of the vineyards. This having been said, don't be fooled by the name of this excellent Pinot Noir: The Tractor Guy.
Yes, there's a picture of a tractor on the otherwise sparse label - a vineyard name and the grape. I can easily live with a tractor, given what's inside:
The Tractor Guy 2009 Pinot Noir, California (Sonoma County), $24.99, The Wine Studio, Manchester. Pinot Noir is perhaps the most finicky grape on earth - it needs warm days and cool nights so the contents inside its thin skin can reach highest quality. California, many of whose wine regions are near the Pacific, can supply this environment. This Pinot, at 14.1% abv, is purple with ruby hints, and a clean, pure nose of medium-plus intensity, fruit forward with raspberry, some hints of background earth on the nose. It's dry, as a Pinot should be, with strikingly high acidity that's mouth watering, lively, refreshing and zesty, and yet somehow stays in balance, medium tannin that is ripe and soft and also gives some good structure, medium alcohol, medium body, and flavors of raspberry, plum, and strawberry and some redcurrant hints bringing up the rear. The whole thing is a beautiful harmony, all the more striking for the acidity, with balance, good concentration of flavors, and good length, the flavors lasting right through to the finish. Buy now while you can; I don't expect it to last long once word is out. 91 points.
I see now that I haven't left room for the Italian beer I mentioned last week - but fear not, as you read this I'll be writing about the five new beers from 'na biretta.
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New addition to Hong Kong dining scene - L'Altro, a solid Michelin 1* Italian Restaurant
Located atop of 'L Place' in Central, this new Italian Restaurant is the brain child of Chef Philippe Levielle, whose restaurant 'Miramonti L'Altro' in Brescia, Italy has been a Michelin 2* since 2001.
Modern and cool looking, the dining room is covered in high-tech looking marble, chrome and glass with a partially visible open kitchen.
Our meal consisted of the following dishes:
- Grilled Squid, Black Ink Vinigrette, Fennel Orange Salad
- Shrimp Bon-Bon with Cumin, Cauliflower Cream with Mandarin Flavour
- Risotto of the day ( Porcinni Mushroom and Shredded Duck Confit )
- Crisp Australian Snapper, Panfried Vegetable Julienne, Caramelized
Sweet & Sour Sauce
- Kurobuta ( Japanese Black Hair Pig ) Milanese with Vegetable of the
Day, Sauce and trio of dips - Taragon Mayonaise, Sweet Mustard and
Chili Tomato.
- Gelato Miromonte
Whilst the Italian Meal at the Michelin 3*, 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo felt more like a 1* experience, the Modernistic and Authentic Italian Fare using French Technique at L'Altro was a IMO a 'Solid 1*!. Plate presentation was visually appealing and the food tasted very good in most areas.
Stand outs were the really smokey and perfectly grilled Squid, the exceptionally Crispy Skin Snapper thats sweet and moist and the tender Pork Medallion. The Vanilla Gelato was very creamy and the flavour, intense.
All in all a very satisfying dining experience!!
By the way, the home made bread was sooo good, they did not provide any butter or Olive Oil for dipping!!
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Not my intention!! Somehow, all my postings appear that way when uploading of photos were completed?!
Another for my list...! Sounds really interesting, although I remember early reviews were quite luke warm and even though it opened back in August 2012 it hasn't seemed to create a buzz.
re: blownd
At a recent HK Chowmeet those that had been to Il Milione had not been impressed (although the bar and their Negroni's are much apreciated).
However, Tosca at the Ritz Carlton, was praised highly.
re: PhilD
Phil, Charles - many thanks for the feedback. I have been remiss and not contributed much to the China & Southeast Asia section following my return from Europe. I'll be certain to update following my vacation to HK shortly.
At the risk of digressing from the original subject - still planning one final set dinner and am stumped between T'ang Court, Sung Tung Lok and Man Wah. Any suggestions? Many thanks
re: blownd
If it was last year. Difference between TC, STL or MW was like comparing BMW, Mercedes or Audi. However, heard recent feed back from a few friends telling me Man Wah is really good nowadays. View is much better too!
re: blownd
Hello blownd! Sorry for the late reply! I didn't notice your posting till now, due to chowhound's new format and arrangement.
I quite enjoyed the modernistic Italian cuisine of L'Altro. Nice ambiance as well. Lunch was particularly good value for money. I have not been to Il Milione, so cannot help you there.


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January 26, 2012, 08:44:43 PM »
I am new to posting here but not to reading here. Hi everyone. Thanks for unknowingly helping me in the past.
I have read about many experiences with the Epson 7900 - clogs, cleanings, power cleanings, utilities cleanings, Epson service experiences, total machine replacements, humidity, ambient room temperature regulation, and on and on. My experience has been different than any I have read so far, so I offer it here. Perhaps someone like me - a year ago, can learn from me - now.
I am not a professional printer or photographer. I am just an enthusiast. I have been printing with two Epson 4800s for a year now - one for PK, the other for MK. I bought them both used after spending way to much money on printing my photos at a lab. One machine had 1,800 prints on it, the other 20,000. They both ran, and continue to run today, flawlessly. In fact the 20k machine is printing panoramas behind me as I type this. By the end of today it will have paid for itself nineteen times since I bought it. I love both machines, never have problems. Considering this great experience I have enjoyed while entering the printing world, I re-invested some of the money that the 4800s earned and bought a current model Epson 7900 with a good friend of mine. We bought this 7900 used, off an active member of this very "Printers, Papers and Inks" forum on Luminous-Landscape.com.
When we first got this Epson 7900 it had a cluster of clogs in the yellow channel, and one clog in the PK channel. I won't bore you with unnecessary details. Familiar story - no amount of any and all possible cleaning cycles cleared either of them.
That disaster amounted to strike 1 - on our Epson 7900 DIY clog clearing adventure..
After over a month of research, cleaning exercises, calls to Epson service (who have always been very polite, but not helpful considering clog clearing advice. Instead they always say "we can send someone out if you like?"), we decided
to have an Epson serviceman come fix our machine. Too many threads on this forum suggest these visits amount to no more than some guy blindly bolting new replacement parts onto your machine until finally hitting on a solution. Money comes too hard to me to justify that kind of bleeding. So considering this 7900 is not under warranty, me and my photo/printing genius buddy decided to, figuratively, dive into this Epson 7900 ourselves. Here is what followed:
Clearing print head clogs on the Epson 7900 - Windex and paper towel method:
To revive the entombed Epson 4800s which I rescued from the forgotten retirement home of printers passed, I performed the "Windex on a paper towel under the head for a night" trick. It worked like a charm, I've never had a problem with either machine since. So naturally my first thought for this 7900 was "Go for the Windex". Not so easy though, unlike the 4800, the 7900's head sits vertical. I managed though, ultimately the technique works just the same. The wet paper towel sucked ink from the head of the 7900 just the way it did on the 4800. But it didn't solve the clogs.
Strike 2 - on the Epson 7900 DIY clog clearing adventure..
This failure lead to our next attempt -
Clearing print head clogs on the Epson 7900 - cleaning solution and refillable carts:
I did about a hundred searches online about clearing clogs on an Epson 7900. I learned two amazing things. First, anything you really need to know about an Epson 4800 is in a video on youtube. Second, nothing you really need to know about an Epson 7900 is in a video on youtube. Always instead these searches ended us up at home-grown printer maintenance websites looking like a sixteen year old developed them. Still I called though, not many options out there for an Epson 7900 do-it-yourselfer. "Cleaning solution" was always the best answer I got. So we bought four refillable carts for the 7900, with the intent to run this cleaning fluid through the head-clogs on ONLY the channels we chose. This worked so well I was shocked. The printer accepted all the third party cleaning carts minus one - which is about on par with what this 7900 typically does with Epson's own OEM carts. They gave me extra chips for the carts, just in case, which once swapped out on the one problem cart worked perfectly. Now for the cleaning cycles..
It took ten pairs cleanings for the cleaning fluid to show up in a nozzle pattern check. That seemed reasonable. After five more pairs-cleanings we did a nozzle pattern print on glossy paper - which when held up to the light just right suggested that all the clogs in the YW channel were clear. You couldn't see the color of the ink in the YW pattern, but you could see the sheen. However from what we could tell the PK clog was still there. So be it, one out of two aint bad. We decided to put the ink carts back in and check our actual results. Here's where things went sideways.
With the lines now fully charged with cleaning fluid, simply re-introducing ink into the line in pairs-cleanings was not effective. Rather than watching the line turn yellow as ink approached the head, which is what we had planned on, the cleaning fluid-filled lines very effectively diluted the ink as it slowly entered the line. This is an obvious result now that I think about it, but we did not see this coming. Instead, theoretically, we could have done pairs cleanings until we went blind and the lines would still have traces of cleaning fluid in them.
So just so you know - oh you reader of internet forum help threads - this method may sound great on paper, but it's gonna cost you in the end. Instead of doing four million pairs cleanings to fully clear the lines of cleaning solution, we did two SS cleanings from the utility window. That charged the line I'll tell you. Bye bye cleaning solution. But also good night to the rest of our ink... Just one SS cleaning filled over 20% of the maintenance tank.
If you think that's a downer, wait till I tell you what happened when we ran a nozzle pattern check. The PK channel was exactly the same. The YW channel was worse.
Strike 2.5 - on the Epson 7900 DIY nozzle clog clearing adventure...
Having failed for what effectively was now the third time, and at this point being psychologically prepared to push this Epson 7900 off a very high cliff with lots of huge rocks below, me and my genius buddy decided to roll up our sleeves and
dive into the Epson 7900. What follows is what we found.
Clearing print head clogs on the Epson 7900 - according to the Epson service manual:
So we got a copy of the Epson Service Manual - the very manual service men use in the field as they blindly throw parts at your printer. I don't know, maybe you all have copies of this manual. I found it fascinating. If you would like a copy of it for yourself you can download it online - just google it.
As it turns out the dampers should be replaced every year. So my first question was "WTF is a damper?"
In case you have this question too, here is an Epson 7900 damper:
Here is where your Epson 7900 dampers live - this clear plastic box which houses all the dampers is called by some (on ebay searches) - the "Selector Unit". Others call it the "Damper Unit". Epson calls it the "Damper Assembly". It's Epson part # 1504216. If you study the image you will see there are two dampers (orange and green pair / PK and MK pair) which are capped by a plastic housing which extends rearward, over a small black box with a tiny shaft exiting it's left side. This is actually the switching station - where your Epson 7900 swaps from PK to MK ink.
If you follow the manual word for word, it suggests you should replace each of these dampers once a year. Epson sells these dampers for just under $40. Your Epson 7900 uses 5 of them. Do the math yourself, 5 x $40 = $200. But when you shop around you eventually find out you can completely replace the entire Damper Assembly - manufactured by Epson - for about $250 full retail. In order to replace each damper you really have to be careful. The underside of this plastic Damper Assembly, which consists of lots of tiny veins and arteries where all the colored inks flow to your head, is covered ONLY by very wimpy aluminum foil. Sneeze and you will tear it.
We decided to replace it. I shopped around ebay and found a local Epson parts supplier selling OEM units in factory sealed boxes for $230. No brainer. FYI, you can buy third part dampers for just under $20 - but why would you. Just get the whole assembly and be done with it.
Next up is the
Epson 7900 wiper blade
. Everyone I spoke with told me to replace the wiper blade. Apparently after each cleaning the wiper blade, in a series of passes, wipes the face(es) of your print head clean of any and all traces of excess splooge. With all the talk of how delicate print heads are on this 7900, I consider this wiper blade to play a critical role in the life and maintenance of your printer. I'm not sure what I expected this wiper blade to look like, perhaps some space-age self-cleaning bionic rubber blade from the 22 century? Well it's not. In fact I hate to disappoint you but it looks quite a lot like this:
So as it turns out the Epson 7900 Wiper Blade is about as big as the tip of your pinkey, and it's about as high tech as that bowl of Cheerios you ate this morning. I guess that's good though. Maybe it's not so expensive? It's $16 bucks. What keeps it clean is that white(ish) strip of nice soft cleaning pad - or so you think its soft, right? It IS after all called the Wiper Blade Cleaner, and the Wiper Blade is made of soft rubber - so maybe it's felt you think. It's not felt. It may as well be made from concrete. Go ahead bite it, you'll see. Yet somehow, hard as it is, if you look closely this cleaning brick actually got warn out by the rubber wiper?
Trust me that is no small accomplishment - something soft destroying something hard. Our wiper blade did not come out of it's 900 prints unscathed though (yes that's all this 7900 has ever printed, so it's likely your 7900 is worse off than this one). Upon close examination our wiper blade is torn, and has a bit of "listing to the right" problem. This is likely one of our worst problems. I can imagine clumps of dried ink building up wherever this wiper blade does not touch the head properly.
So how do you replace the wiper blade. I could tell you but I won't. Rather I will tell you that the next thing the Epson manual, and anyone you call and ask advice from, suggests is to replace the "Capping Station". Here we go again right - WTF is the capping station? Here is the capping station:
This capping station parks itself directly over each individual bank of the Epson 7900 printer head - to form a seal, so no ink dries up on the head. So here-in lies a potential problem. If your wiper blade is out to lunch it leaves gobs of dried ink on your head, which in turn affects the seal that the capping station can make on your head, which in turn causes more ink to dry up on your head. Think of it like Dominos - one element of this chain fails and the whole printer goes to hell in a hand-basket.
Three images up you can also see another replaceable part on your Epson 7900 - the flushing box. It's simple to follow what this does - just behind it are pipes leading to your maintenance tank. It's the dump station for your cleaning cycles - where your head parks itself while spewing all your ink down the drain. Each of these parts are special order items. Wanna know why? Because they all come included, and pre-assembled as part of this great family of cleaning system parts when you buy what most call the Epson 7900 "Pump and Cap Assembly".
Epson part # 1523796
So what all this seems to be amounting to are the replacement of two parts - the Damper Assembly and the Pump and Cap Assembly. But we still need to flush out this existing head, which for sure would already have been replaced for just about what we paid for this entire Epson 7900 - if we went with an Epson Service technician coming out to fix this clog. Instead we are hoping to avoid that. I have reservations about our strategy for flushing this head. I just don't think throwing it in the dishwasher is a good idea...
Tomorrow morning I am picking up both of these OEM parts, in factory sealed boxes, for a grand total of $320. I promise to update this thread with our results.
Last Edit: January 28, 2012, 10:27:06 AM by Go394
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January 26, 2012, 09:59:17 PM »
Fascinating article.
Looking forward to the update.
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January 26, 2012, 10:07:00 PM »
Can you please share where you found the replacement parts online and the amount of time involved with each of the procedures?
Looking forward to the next posting...
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January 26, 2012, 11:18:54 PM »
Sure Jeff. Sorry, my name is Eric by the way but Eric G. was taken.
The best contact that I have found for Epson parts so far is a guy named Justin, in San Francisco. I first bought a Black Ink Conversion Kit from him a few months ago, for my 4800. That's how we met. His ebay profile is immaculate. My experiences with him have been just the same. Good guy. Here is a link to his ebay store -
As far as time goes, I estimate it took us 1.5 hours to get the Epson 7900 to this state:
Mind you we had no idea what in the hell we were doing, or where we were going. The service manual is surprisingly thorough, and very easy to follow. At first we were surprised to find out it had no notes on how to remove the individual dampers from the Damper Assembly. But now that I learned the replacement of the entire Damper Assembly is the choice procedure, it makes sense they don't go into individual damper removal detail. The same rang true with the Pump and Cap Assembly - IE, no instructions on how to replace the cap all on it's own, or the flushing box. Again, because these all come with the complete replacement unit.
I bet first run you could replace your Pump and Cap Assembly in two hours. Next time far quicker. Add an hour and you could replace the Damper Assembly as well, all in one DIY service.
FYI, once you remove the Damper Assembly the head is right there in the open. Four more screws and that's changed too. Be sure to use a magnetic tip screwdriver. Makes life easier. If you are going after your head you will need a long handle, thin shank phillips head. Most of the rest of the printer all you need is a regular phillips head. All the wires and plugs are impossible to confuse - they only fit one place each (every plug is different - thank you Epson).
As far as flushing the head, we haven't done it yet. Still deciding on technique. There are "pizo electronics" inside the 7900 print head. Not something you want to submerge in cleaning fluid I don't think. Dishwasher is out... :-)
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January 26, 2012, 11:23:50 PM »
Fascinating, if not a bit unnerving. I'm looking forward to your update.
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January 27, 2012, 01:20:35 AM »
This could be huge, and you well may end up famous if successful. This issue is probably the largest single thread generator on the Yahoo Epson Large format printer group forum.
I am very satisfied with my 4900 but have lusted for the next Epson size up through a 4000, 4800, and now 4900. Space for the printer and these unresolved cloggings ( the x900 series were supposed to be the ones with all the bugs finally ironed out, damnit!) have kept me away, but if reasonable expense in yearly maintenance can achieve reliability, I'm gonna be looking to buy...
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January 27, 2012, 03:45:45 AM »
I wonder whether it has 5 wiper blades in total (10000 style) or one that does all (9000-9600 style) ?
Edit: two pictures of the HP Z3100 wipers in the capping station. It has a kind of Gillette double blade system per two channel head, 12 blades for six 2 channel heads. The pads + wipers + a lid is a kind of flexible drawer that moves under the head when the last is parked above the capping station. On both sides there is "felt" where the wipers transfer the scraped ink on. In the top left corner a small fixed wiper may be visible which takes off any ink/dirt that may be on the head carriage (also partly visible at the top left) so no dirt is transferred to the pinch wheels on the transport axle. This is a 5 year old Z3100, maybe four times cleaned over that period, still working without much issues.
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Last Edit: February 04, 2012, 09:48:27 AM by Ernst Dinkla
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January 27, 2012, 06:18:54 AM »
Considering all the time and expense you've put into this printer thus far, do you think it would have been more economic in the final analysis to buy a new one? A lot of what you pay for is ink when you buy a new machine. The machine itself often turns out to be not that expensive. OK, you took the route you did, so two further questions: (1) did the person you bought the printer from ever advise you that the machine was clogged-up (sounds as if it hadn't been used in a long time) and (2) do you live near enough an Epson authorized service center to let professionals refurbish it for you, or for that matter, what would Epson have charged to refurbish it? While your account is indeed fascinating and you have more tinkering courage than I could ever muster, it does raise some nagging questions about the genesis of this whole experience and whether there weren't more cost effective ways of dealing with it, taking into account of course that all the time you put into research, learning, acquisition etc. is money.
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January 27, 2012, 06:52:42 AM »
Before anyone starts chewing on Eric you need to know the entire story.
It was my 7900 he purchased. For the 3 years I used it,it has run just about as good as one of these can run including the day it went out the door.
I even ran 3 prints the night before it was picked up. I really wish I had kept my 100 or so nozzle print outs as they show its history.
A very unfortunate dilemma for Eric. Not his fault and not mine. He is in Ca.and I am in Pa. He had a very good friend in the shipping business that could get it to Ca. for a resonable rate.
So he purchased it.
He starts it up and right out of the get go it has these 2 colors that will not clean up. I was of little help only knowing the standard and service mode cleaning options.
Eric never once complained to me,asked me for anything or most important to me never accused me of selling him this machine that now has these clogs.
As a 25 year business owner I take great pride in the business and personal relationships I have built over the years. I did not get where I am today by taking advantage of anyone especially not Eric.
To see him have to deal with this is a very painful experience.
The only thing I can do at this stage is offer my support as he works on getting this thing back up to speed.
Eric,please contact me offline as I have a check here for you to help with your parts.
Last Edit: January 27, 2012, 07:19:06 AM by Dan Berg
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January 27, 2012, 07:32:31 AM »
Hi Dan,
That is all most reassuring to Eric, no doubt, and for clarity, it was not my intention to "chew" on him. I think he did a valiant job and much more than I would have had the courage to do. My intent, for the benefit of others to perhaps avoid the pain of this kind of experience, is to wonder out loud about the merits of invoking the theory of comparative advantage in cases like this. I too have sold my used Epson professional printers in the past and like you made sure they were functioning perfectly before they went out the door. Fortunately in my case the customers were near enough at hand that I could help them set-up, produce test prints in their own operating environment, and make sure they were fine. From then onward, of course, it becomes their responsibility. It is good that you have written, offered Eric the support he needs and clarified an important aspect of this unfortunate situation. One wonders whether something went wrong in transport, which can happen to any kind of machinery.
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Ernst Dinkla
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January 27, 2012, 09:03:19 AM »
Quote from: Dan Berg on January 27, 2012, 06:52:42 AM
It was my 7900 he purchased. For the 3 years I used it,it has run just about as good as one of these can run including the day it went out the door.
Interesting to read that the dampers should be replaced after 1 year according the service manual. A kind of penalty on the normal warranty. Has it ever been serviced in the 3 years passed? With an extended warranty is there any preventative service done on a printer?
This is not about the second hand deal which seems to me a normal deal, it is more about what you get for your money if you buy the printer new with or without the extended warranty. The damper's predicted life sheds another light on the x900 woes that appear in more forums.
met vriendelijke groeten, Ernst
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January 27, 2012, 10:15:18 AM »
I have a friend who just bought a brand new 7900 after his 3800 died. I'm going to send him a link to this thread just so he has an idea of what might happen down the road.
I just hope my 3800 doesn't die soon.
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January 27, 2012, 10:26:41 AM »
Yea Ernst,
I still can't understand how they can go from the 10K series we used to use that never needed the waste tank or dampers or heads replaced after 10 years of daily use to having to replace parts in six months and constantly do head cleanings. It just doesn't make sense. They both had big pressurized carts and both were fast printers. They really screwed something up bad.
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January 27, 2012, 11:43:39 AM »
Wow Dan, thanks for the offer. I think this is why I am poor, I won't accept your check. This is not your fault or responsibility. But thank you very much again for your offer. I actually am excited about this 7900, Dan. I know we'll get it printing again, and I know it's
going to cost me an arm and a leg. Maybe just an arm.
In retrospect of course, if I had it to do again I would have waited for Epson to offer some ridiculous discount and bought one new instead. I buy used stuff mostly, to save money. All my camera gear is used. My two 4800s are used. My wife had a kid already when we met. Whatever...
The way I see it I am no different than most of you, now. I own an Epson 7900 with a little time on it and I have clogs. Also like many of you, I am not under warranty anymore. So looking forward, which is my preferred perspective, I've got a mountain between me and greener pastures but I am willing and able to climb it. If sharing this journey me and my genius buddy have set out on helps someone else then that makes it all the more worth while. I am well aware that posting a story like this leaves me vulnerable. Truth is I really could have used something exactly like this thread, for myself, two months ago. That's why I took the time to put this together and post it all here on Luminous Landscape, in case I am not alone in this sea of Epson 7900 maintenance questions.
What I have learned so far:
1 - If a reasonable number of cleanings do not clear your clog, five more cleanings won't clear it either.
2 - SS maintenance mode cleanings stand for "Super Sonic" - they purge a LOT of ink
3 - Don't waste your money on refillable carts for cleaning to run solution through your head. Between them and the ink you waste re-charging your lines you're better off replacing parts.
4 - The wiper blade, of which there is only one, is a critical part which wears out (everything wears out) sooner than you'd expect.
5 - You can change the wiper blade without taking the entire machine apart. Not the whole pump and cap assembly mind you, just the wiper blade.
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January 27, 2012, 12:05:10 PM »
I think from your current perspective, looking forward is the right way to approach it, and the experience you are having could be valuable for others facing similar problems, so I would encourage you to keep us abreast of your discoveries as you proceed. Not many people are as "gutsy" as you are, so sharing the learning experience could be valuable. Best of luck with it.
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January 27, 2012, 12:39:42 PM »
I should have acknowledged your comment David, you are right that americaninkjetsystems site is super helpful. Lots of good information on printer maintenance.
I have to admit the thought/site of an Epson 7900 in so many pieces in front of you is a little worrisome. But surprisingly the service manual is very easy to follow. Good pictures, descriptions, warnings, and troubleshooting tips.
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January 27, 2012, 09:37:58 PM »
Yes David, the capping station moves quite a bit. If you look at your pump and cap assembly, the capping station lives in the big square empty space - when the head is over it.
We took the left side of the machine apart to get to the Damper Assembly - following the service manual to a "T". They make you slide the head all the way to the left as the very first step. FYI, the damper assembly sits on top of the head. Real easy to access it when the left side of the machine is removed.
How did you get your head loose - so you could move it to the side? Reason I ask is I have read people suggest pulling the printer's plug as the machine starts up. This is unnecessary, you can release the head via the control panel. It's all in the service manual
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January 28, 2012, 01:02:50 AM »
The capping station retracts back into the machine when the head is in motion. I believe this is why you can't see it, but I can't be sure until ours is back together again to confirm. At this point I can't remember which way let me access it so well - by pulling the plug to release the head, or by releasing it through the menu. Keep in mind I didn't even know what a capping station was before we took our 7900 apart and I held ours in my hands.
Stay tuned, my next post will be fascinating. Major breakthrough on clearing our clogged head tonight - pictures included.
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January 28, 2012, 01:15:43 AM »
It's worth noting that, apart from the service manual being proprietary IP belonging to Epson (its publication without their permission being a breach of copyright - it still amazes me how many photographers think this is OK - I'd love for them to send me free copies of their images to print...) it's also not designed for public release or consumption, so you can imagine that additional material is provided to those persons authorised to do the work and use the manuals that puts much of it into perspective. You also don't know if you have most up to date version being pirated and placed on the net.
As per my previous comments on this subject, this is a note directed at those who put these things (from all vendors, of all sorts of products) on the web and not people who simply go Googling and come across them (such as Eric).
Eric's done an admirable job, but whereas he states 1 year for the dampers someone else states 2 years. I'd suggest that recommendations are exactly that and usage patterns and other things come into it beyond what a restricted service manual might suggest.
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Are there 5 wiper blades in the 7900? I'm still curious.
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A draft of a state report on a controversial method of extracting underground reserves of natural gas has an opponent of the technique in Maryland wondering if it may be a done deal.
Supporters, on the other hand, wonder if the report's suggested regulations would smother the industry under an avalanche of oversight.
The final version of the report released June 25 by the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Department of Natural Resources on the technique, called hydraulic fracturing, in Western Maryland's Marcellus Shale formation isn't scheduled to be released until the fall.
The technique is sometimes called "fracking" and is a process in which water, sand and chemicals are pumped into the ground to release natural gas contained in rock formations.
The Marcellus Shale formation stretches from Virginia to New York beneath the Appalachian Mountains and contains vast amounts of natural gas.
Maryland's section of the formation lies in Garrett and Allegany counties.
Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) issued an executive order in 2011 and appointed the 15-member committee of scientists, members of the gas industry, business, agricultural and environmental communities, local elected officials and state legislators to study the fracking issue.
The report is the second of three required by August 2014 by the governor's executive order, with the other studies including a review of the economic impacts of fracking and a public health study.
Jay Apperson, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of the Environment, emphasized that no decision has been made on whether drilling in the Marcellus Shale will be permitted.
A public comment period on the second report will be open until Aug. 9, after which the comments will be reviewed and a final draft of the report should be released by the fall, he said.
But legislators on both sides of the issue have already raised questions about what the report's effects will be.
Del. Shane Robinson (D-Dist. 39) of Montgomery Village was one of two Montgomery County legislators to propose a ban on fracking in Maryland in the 2013 General Assembly. He said he is worried that by including suggested regulations in the report the state has skipped the question of whether fracking should be allowed at all.
It would be odd to start talking about how the industry should be regulated, then go back and talk about whether it should be allowed, he said.
"They are paving the way to fracking," Robinson said.
But other lawmakers see things differently.
The premise of the report is to kill fracking by adding so many regulations that it will be cost-prohibitive for companies to do it, said Sen. David Brinkley (R-Dist. 4) of New Market.
The draft report suggests the state should create a voluntary program through which a company interested in starting a fracking operation would submit a comprehensive plan for drilling in a larger area before applying for permits to drill individual wells.
The report calls for the process to be set up so as not to be "unduly burdensome" to applicants while reducing the adverse effects of fracking to the environment.
Although the report says that accidents related to fracking in other states have been "relatively rare," the incidents have included "injuries, well blowouts, releases of fracturing fluids, releases of methane, spills, fires, forest fragmentation, damage to roads, and allegations of contamination of ground water and surface water."
Suggested regulations outline everything from how far wells should be set back from streams, rivers and wetlands to how and where pipelines, holding tanks, retention ponds and access roads should be constructed and how water used in fracking operations should be stored and disposed of.
There are also guidelines for how companies should report which chemicals they're using and a suggestion that engines on vehicles and equipment limit unnecessary idling to 5 minutes to reduce emissions.
Brinkley alleged that the extensive regulations included in the draft report were meant by opponents to be so restrictive as to limit any growth in the fracking industry even if it's ultimately allowed.
"And by that end, they'll get what they want," he said.
Garrett County Del. Wendell Beitzel, an advocate of fracking, said the regulations would be so restrictive they would tell energy companies not to come to Maryland.
"I think the message is already out to the companies" that Maryland isn't really open to fracking, said Beitzel (R-Dist. 1A) of Accident.
Beitzel believes some of the claims about pollution and environmental damage have been exaggerated to scare people and decrease support for fracking.
He acknowledged there have been problems in other states with disposal of the water used in the process, but said Maryland already has strict rules on wastewater disposal and he's confident they can handle the water used in fracking.
Fracking would benefit the local economy by providing money to local farmers as energy companies lease their land for drilling spaces, and building and putting the infrastructure in place for the wells will employ local people, he said.
Robinson acknowledged that while the fracking industry has improved its methods, there are still problems such as excessive release of methane that are being seen in areas where the practice is allowed.
Maryland can come up with better ways to create energy jobs, such as getting the offshore wind farms approved by the General Assembly in the last session up and running, he said.
But mostly, he's looking for some resolution on whether fracking is something the state should pursue.
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Marine Corps honors Central High alumnus
Gunnery Sgt. Damian LeClair, a native of Hooksett, has been named the Marine Corps Enlisted Logistician of the Year and was presented his award March 14 during an awards dinner in Washington, D.C.
LeClair, a unit movement control center chief with Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, was honored for his work last year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
He and his team of five Marines provided logistical support to more than 15,000 personnel within Regional Command Southwest, according to the Marine Corps website. "In a given month, they processed approximately 600 logistical requests including food, equipment, gear and supplies, often working 13 hour days to push supplies to coalition forces," according to a story on the site.
LeClair has been in the Marine Corps since August 1997, after graduating from Manchester Central High School. He is married to Cindy Behrmann, who is from Manchester, and has a daughter, Anisia.
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Army Pfc. Emily J. Dechane has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
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Dechane, a 2012 graduate of Salem High School, is the daughter of Peter Dechane of Salem and Regina Paradis of Goffstown.
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Title: Rupert hits the town - part 15
Date: May 2, 2005
Summary: Beaver and Steve defeat Rupert T. Roach once (and for all?)
Cast: Beaver, Steve, Rupert T. Roach, Two more innocent bystanders
Onomatopoeias used: "VOILA!", "BLEP!", "WHIRRR", "PING!", "BURST!", "SMUG", "CRASH!"
"Fin" style: Cramped in a microwave
Number of panels: 16
Panel 1
Beaver and Steve are sitting on dark red cockroach flesh.
Beaver: "Well, here we are, trapped in the digestive tract of a giant insect..."
Beaver: "...again."
Steve: "Well, technically last time it was an arthropod..."
Panel 2
Beaver: "And all we've got to eat is this raw egg I took off you 14 episodes ago"
Steve: "In that case I have just what we need..."
Panel 3
Steve reveals a microwave with a VOILA!
Steve: "A microwave!"
Beaver is !'ed (shocked).
Beaver: "A microwave? Why have you got a microwave?"
Steve: "You know... for snacks.
Panel 4
Steve: "Wait! This gives me an idea!
Beaver (sternly): "Now Steve, I thought we agreed: no more ideas."
Panel 5
Steve is looking pensively at the wires in the back of the microwave.
Steve: "If I could just reverse the polarity.."
Beaver is worried: "I feel this may invalidate the warranty"
Panel 6
Steve is shoving Beaver inside the microwave.
Beaver is even more worried: "Are you quite sure about this Steve?"
Steve: "Of course! Now the polarity is reversed, we need to be inside the microwave to be protected from the shrinkifying rays!"
Panel 7
Steve has set the timer to 10:00 and is now climbing into the microwave with Beaver.
Beaver: "Wait... if the cockroach shrinks while we are inside it, won't we be crushed?"
Steve hits a button with a BLEP!, "No time to think! Must enact poorly conceived plan now!"
Panel 8
The microwave WHIRRR's. The timer now reads 09:58.
Steve (who seems to briefly posess antenae): "Ooh, I'm feeling dizzy..."
Beaver: "Hey! Don't hog the window seat!"
Panel 9
A close up on the microwave timer.
Beaver: "Do you really think this will work Steve?"
Steve: "Of course. I got the idea from Superman 2."
The timer reads 00:02.
Beaver: "Oh, ok... what?"
Steve: "Or was it The Fly?"
The timer reads 00:01
Beaver: "What!?"
The timer reads 00:00. It PING!'s to let us know that the protagonists are done.
Panel 10
We see Rupert T. Roach and he looks startled.
Rupert: "I feel a little bilious."
Panel 11
Rupert T. Roach BURST!'s and Beaver and Steve are revealed.
Rupert, noticing Beaver and Steve coming from inside him: "Drat."
Beaver has a piece of cockroach on his right arm and is thoroughly disgusted.
Beaver: "Gross!"
Panel 12
Steve, SMUG'ly: "Well, Rupert was returned to his normal size, so I guess my plan worked, huh?"
Beaver picks cockroach bit off his arm, looking positively repulsed.
A deflated/burst Rupert: "I am undone..."
Panel 13
Beaver looks at skysraper that reaches his chest in height and a small man on top of the building.
Beaver: "Uh, Steve are you sure you reversed the polarity?"
Small man: "Hi"
Steve: "Maybe this is just a really small town?"
Another innocent bystander running away: "Oh no! A giant beaver and a weird lizard thing... my greatest fear!"
Panel 14
Beaver, smiling: "Oh well, at least we saved the city"
Steve, also smiling: "Yeah!"
Panel 15
Beaver looks accomplished after a hard day's work.
Steve looks bored.
Panel 16
Steve CRASH!'es through the skyscraper nearest him.
Fun Facts
- Beaver hasn't seen Superman II, but he's seen The Fly.
- Apparently, Beaver and Steve have been in giant insects before.
- The Fly is a 1958 movie about a half-human half-fly hybrid that is born of a fly and a human inside a teleportation machine that malfunctions. What a Beaver and Steve hybrid look like? This sounds unfeasible enough that we may one day find out!
- SPOILER ALERT:In the 1980 movie Superman 2, Superman tricks some Kryptonian criminals into a de-powering chamber he himself has been through. Assuming you could "reverse the polarity" of the chamber (microwave), could one possibly depower (shrink, in this case) things outside of it? Apparently not, because...
- "Reverse the polarity" is just generic technobabble. It's a one-size fits all technobabble phrase used by John Pertwee in his portrayal of Dr. Who. On several occasions, he has been known to reverse the polarity of the neutron flow, of a sonic screwdriver, of some dismantled circuitry, and more.
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victor dc 2400 pattern torch
This is just a small table top magnetic tracer built to duplicate a part using a steel pattern. The variable speed motor turns a magnetic stylus that runs on the outside of the pattern causing the torch mounted below motor to trace pattern copy on steel plate resulting in close copy of pattern. You keep doing that for as many parts as you need. Many parts for machine are still available. The 2400 refers to 24" reach of this unit. They are built in 24", 30", 60", and 90", I believe. weldersales


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As beautiful as it is wearable.
Sleek, anodized aluminum. Eight gorgeous colors.
Its main body is crafted from a single piece of aluminum, so iPod shuffle feels solid, sleek, and durable. And the color palette makes it the perfect fashion accessory.
Hundreds of songs to go.
Never leave a favorite tune behind. Along with up to 15 hours of battery life, iPod shuffle gives you 2GB of storage capacity, good for hundreds of songs. That's plenty of room for the essential songs of your workout or commute. And for multiple playlists, Genius Mixes, podcasts, and audiobooks, too.
Goes anywhere. And with anything.
iPod shuffle isn't just portable. It's wearable, too. Clip it to your shirt, jacket, workout gear, backpack, or purse strap, and it stays put - whether you're running an errand or running around the track. And yes, there's still room for personalized engraving, only from the Apple Online Store.
Right on the button.
Control your music with just a click.
The big, clickable control pad on the front of iPod shuffle makes it easy to see and use the music controls. Press the center button to play and pause. Press the outer buttons to skip forward or back and adjust volume. Click, click, click. It's music to your fingers.
Play it your way.
Maybe you're the spontaneous type. Or maybe you prefer a little order. Just flip the shuffle switch to suit your listening style. Flip it to the left, and you'll hear your music in a refreshingly random way. Flip it to the middle, and your songs play in order. Or flip to the right to turn iPod shuffle off.
VoiceOver. It tells you what you want to hear.
Give your songs a voice.
Say you're listening to a song and want to know the title or the artist. Just press the VoiceOver button on top of your iPod shuffle, and it tells you.3 You can even use VoiceOver to hear the names of playlists and switch between them. And if your battery needs charging, VoiceOver tells you that, too.
The incredibly small, wearable music player comes in a spectrum of colors and has a clickable control pad. And VoiceOver tells you the song title or playlist name.
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"This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it."
(Psalm 118:24 KJV)
If you could TIVO your life, what parts are worth seeing again?
There is a wonderful gadget on my television, it's called a TIVO. It records.. movies, news and other broadcast to insure that I don't miss them.
I can.. anticipate upcoming broadcasts and often get replays of old broadcasts, all..with a touch of the remote.
While watching a taped episode of "Bonanza" last night, my mind drifted on..the question . What if life offered a TIVO experience? It would be.. interesting to see the replay of all the episodes that happened in my life.. that I missed while I was doing what I thought was important. I probably..missed a lot.
Fast Forward. There's a life coming up, I don't want to miss any of it. Too..bad I can't TIVO it and cut out all of the commercials and obligations: .. reading, studying, praying, serving, earning a living and all of that..mandatory stuff. It would be really neat if I could just get down to the.. part where I will be blessed. If I fall, I can skip to the part where I get..up on the TIVO edition of my life. .. That would be cool! Skip what I don't.. like and zero in on the good parts! Is there anybody out there that sells.. one of these life TIVO's?
Unfortunately TIVO's only work on television sets, not human lives. We have..to live one day at a time, commercials and all. We can't skip the tears and..go straight to the smiles; neither can we skip the pain and jump to the joy...We must live each day one day at a time.
Seize the moment! Live in the present! David said, "This is the day which.. the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Today is a gift from.. God; take it and squeeze every ounce of joy out of it! Today is the next..installment of your lifetime episode...No TIVO! .. Your Movie's on! ..'This is..the day', live in it."
In His Love & Service,
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Christian rock outfit RED will release their new album, Until We Have Faces, on Feb. 1. Ahead of its release, they've offered some video insight into their creative process.
Watch above to get some behind-the-scenes views into RED's new work.
The band will be out on the road in support of the set as part of the Winter Jam tour, and that jaunt brings them home to Nashville on Sunday, March 13.
Other acts scheduled to perform at the all-ages Bridgestone Arena concert include Newsboys, Kutless, David Crowder Band and Francesca Battistelli, among others. The show is set to start at 6 p.m., and admission is $10 at the door.


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Venicile Vyapari
Action/Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Venicile Vyapari tells the story of a police constable named Pavithran, who served the force in the eighties. Mammootty is playing the role of the police constable. The actor will appear in three different getups. He dons the period costumes, wearing khakki trousers and tall cap, which will be the highlight of the film. The movie revolves around Pavithran, who lost his parents in his childhood. He enters police force by chance as it is not his ambition. So he resigns this job and starts coir business at Alapuzha. He starts exporting coir products. It is during this period he meets a bank manager Lakshmi and both became friends. Another character is Ammu, who is the union leader of coir workers. Pavithran loves her, but does not reveal his love.
Cast: Mammootty, Kavya Madhavan, Suraj Venjaramood
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Directed by: Shafi
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Running time: 2hr 20min
Opens: Dec 23, 2011 Limited
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