Printer Ink

I know this is only peripherally photo related (boom boom!) but I hope I'll be allowed...

I have some HP 364 ink cartridges that we don't need anymore as we got a new printer.

1 x four colour multipack (£33 on Amazon).
1 x photo black (£10 on Amazon)
1 x yellow, 1 x magenta from a multipack that didn't get used (no box).

£30 plus postage, anyone?

Thanks Kris.

Hi Kris. I hope you don't mind me jumping on your post??? I also have some inks I neither want or need any more. I have a box full of all colours of ink for the Epson 800 or 1800 8 ink A4 printers. FREE. My 800 is due for the dump as its print head is all goooooed up and I got myself a XP-960 A3 model. If anybody wants the inks then it will be on a collect only basis. ( I'm one of the very vulnerable types and have been shielding since 06/03/2020 ) I'm in Kettering Northants. If anyone is interested please P.M. me.
Sorry I jumped on your post Kris. Once again I hope you don't mind.
CHEERS Vic.

Another one to "jump in" - I have a fairly large number of genuine Canon, and "compatible" &/or refilled, 525 & 526 series cartridges that were to be used with the PIXMA MX895 that then got a clogged-up head a couple of years ago - but I've never (and probably never will) got around to trying to clean it.

Again, free but pickup-only in W.London - PM me if interested.

Pm sent for Canon inks - thank you!

Sorry not to have responded before (many "unfortunate" stuff going on) but will aim to deal with it tomorrow.

Unfortunately, because I didn't make clear exactly which Canon cartridges are on offer, they turned out not to be of any use to smc/Chris.

Therefore this is what's available to collect from W.London:
- 4x unused genuine Canon 525 PGBK Black cartridges +1 (possibly 2) unused "compatible"
- 2x unused genuine Canon 526 Black cartridges
- 1x unused genuine Canon 526Y (Yellow), & 1x refilled one
- 1x refilled Canon 526M (Magenta)
- 1x refilled Canon 526C (Cyan).

PM me if interested.

Canon cartridges "sold" to JAK - just got work out the cheapest way to get them to him!

Thank you. The Royal Mail might be simplest, or Parcel 2Go.

Inks arrived today from jeallen01. Thank you very much.

JAK

Glad to have been of possible assistance - despite choosing HERMES as the cheapest courier because, according to Matt Alwright on "The One Show"/ "Watchdog", HERMES seems to be (although not in my recent personal experience) to be one of the less-reliable courier services.

Anyway, hope the cartridges (or at least most of them!) will actually work - and then I may get around to trying to "de-clog" the printhead on the old PIXMA 895 and see if the few cartridges that I retained do themselves still work. .

Have you tried this

https://www.cityinkexpress.co.uk/cheap-printer-cartridges/canon/pixma-mx895/mx-s...

I've already got a set of printerhead cleaning cartridges + instructions, but just never around to trying them out - hope they do "do the business" as the 895 "print quality" seems to have been better than the current 8550 (and it had automatic double-sided copying).

I've managed to recover several blocked printheads with a quick burst in an ultrasonic cleaner. I also managed to destroy another head by making the burst too long!

Generally I alternate a genuine cartridge with a compatible or refilled one which seems to help.
Hope you can get yours sorted out.

JAK

I've got, but never used, a small ultrasonic jewellery cleaner (actually bought as an Xmas present for SWMBO, but she never used it either!) - so how long do you think a "quick burst" on a printhead should be?

Try four or five seconds. I can't say how too long would be. First of all though try washing the print head through with warm (not hot) water and try the ultrasonic as a last resort.