Bottled out

[Focus on Life]

So I bought one of those Continuous Ink System Supply bottle kits for my printer on the recommendation of a friend who uses them already...and I've been waiting for my old ink cartridges to run out before I changed over...and sods law the low ink warnings have coincided with today when I wanted to print lots of leaflets off! :mad:

....so I've scratched my head over the instructions and it looks like the changeover requires (of all things) screwdrivers! and, being a bit of a girl, I'm scared of messing it up and not being able to print anything at all today! :confused:

So I think I'll bottle out, print em in B&W cos I have lots of that, and tackle the screwdriver another day :o

Bottled out!
Shaz x

[Sprinkles]

Go on... go fetch the screwdriver... http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/xdomains/smilies/stupid/13.gif

plenty of old newspapers spread over the table, floor, yourself, wherever else you think you might get the ink!

Go do it now, and tell us the outcome!

[Ifor-Jones]

Ooh err - sounds complicated!! Good luck.

[Tip Top]

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!:o:o:o:o:o

Don't do it!! Not today when you have an event as you'll know you'll end up scratching your nose or something and not get the ink off!!:mf:

Not a good look!!!:D:D

[Focus on Life]

Ha ha ha, no I'm definitely not doing it yet, the instructions look like sumat out of a DIY magazine and the kit has silicone tubing and syringes and air filters and all manner of weird & wonderful wotsits! Looks like Dr Jekyll's laboratory! :confused:

I'm sticking wi black n white today and I'll turn into Mrs Hyde another day when I cant do too much damage to my nose or any other sticky out parts:mf:

Shaz x

[Sprinkles]

Ohhhh, i thought you just pored it in!

Sounds pretty scary now! http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/xdomains/smilies/confused/38.gif

Maybe leave it for another day then, have a drink first... http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/xdomains/smilies/drinking/8.gif, haha, then get on the goggles and white coat

[SusieQ]

Come on now - Get a little man in to do it for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (No inuendo's intended!). Be a proper girl - we don't do things like that ourselves!!!! (We could but we don't!) Love Sue xx:jippie:

[Focus on Life]

Aw d'ya know what? Its taking the mickey now girls

There I am printing on "black ink only setting" thank you very much - and it runs out of black ink (which luckily I do have) - so I replace the black ink cartridge and now it wants magenta (which I dont have)

And now its having a stroppy fit & stamping its little printer feet saying "but I dont care if you only want to print in black, I want a magenta cartridge, I want, I want, I want...."

Talk about throwing its rattle out o the pram! And no man in sight! :p

Erm, off to consult plan B....

Shaz x

[Sprinkles]

Printers are just like men...http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/xdomains/smilies/speachless/33.gif

[knitnstitchsue]

>>Printers are just like men ......<<

No they're not!!!
I can live without a man but I can't live without my printer! :D

[Sprinkles]

They act the same though ;)

[linz]

Luckily I didn't need a screwdriver when I was changing to one of those continuous ink thingies! I had a great time skooshing coloured water out of the syringes when I was cleaning the between ink colours though! :)

[Focus on Life]

It doesnt help that I havent seen this new system set up in real life, just these 7 pages of photos I've got here (:confused:) but my fella's cousin has the same system so methinks we'll nip in for a brew and a nosey after Easter :)

I managed to find 30 copies of my old style leaflets so I've resorted to a pen (the height of new technology!) and just written my blog address on them

Hey Linz, out of interest, are you happy with your CIS system? I dont think I'll have to play with the syringes yet, its come with 4 full bottles to start me off with once I get my head round it

...aint it funny how it helps to have virtual buddies to whinge with when things are playing you up?! :mf::mf::mf:

thanks guys :kiss:
Shaz x

[Sprinkles]

aww...

I hope tomorrow goes well for you hun, and people appreciate your leaflets :D

[JBJB]

Printers are just like men...http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/xdomains/smilies/speachless/33.gif

Hahaha! My husband IS a printer .... a four colour press litho printer-man!

Focus .... bet you'd own a screwdriver if it looked like this.....

http://www.householdinnovations.co.uk/shop/floral-screwdriver-pi-82.html

[Sprinkles]

Oooooh, i love the pink/purple flowerly one (at the top)! Im sure i recognise the design from some gardening tools?

I love screwdrivers.
My mum and dad bought me this set (http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060417/she-driver-screwdriver-set/) a few years back. I rather fancy a hammer now.

[JBJB]

Oooooh, i love the pink/purple flowerly one (at the top)! Im sure i recognise the design from some gardening tools?


http://www.dotcomgiftshop.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?Search=Yes

[Sprinkles]

The link didnt work, but i found them :D

Im seriously thinking about buying them now
Thank you

[Focus on Life]

LOL Very purdy drivers :)

I do own some very boring looking screwdrivers, theyre just a bit of a mystery to me, like fuses and batteries (for some strange reason)

Shaz x

[Focus on Life]

I have been very sadly printer-les since said run-in with the Continuous Ink System instructions :mad:

But yay, I have "experts" paying me a home visit tomorrow to install it for me - Jim's cousin and his GF, experts cos they use it already, sounds good enough to me :)

As a thank you, I shall be making em home made pizza for dinner - yum

Shaz x

[Ballerinacaz]

Did they manage it??? Can you use your printer now???
My printer is one of those ones with the big black plastic things for ink cartridges... much easier to use :)

[Focus on Life]

Sadly no, I'm still printer-less Caz!

When we opened the four cartridges, two of em had the little plastic ends snapped off, they were lurking in the bottom of the box :mad:

So we decided its gonna have to be returned and await a new kit

Shaz x

[Ballerinacaz]

Oh no, thats such a shame. I hope your new kit comes soon...
Or maybe it would be easier to buy a new printer...
But then you might accidently buy one of the ones with all this faffy stuff again, that would be TERRIBLE lol
Well, good luck with the printer