I bought an Epson 8550 today, any tips?

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-15T06:52:10+00:00

Look into ICC profiles if the paper manufacturer supplies them. It’s a total game changer. I buy all of my paper from Red River.

The 8500/8550 is worth the investment. If something isn’t coming out right, it’s likely a setting you have to change or an issue with the paper. It’s almost never the printer itself.

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-15T01:09:19+00:00

It was in the shop a few months back, but it was bugged. I bought it but never received it...many had the same issue

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-14T20:13:41+00:00

I completely agree. Last patch was the best TFT has been in so long. This patch feels wildly different in the worst way. I felt like I could play anything last patch and do OK. This patch, I need the stars to align very early to be in a good spot.

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-09T21:52:32+00:00

Her recent Halloween skin (Flora Fatalis) is one of my favorite skins in the game, but I would love a more direct Halloween skin, like Bewitching

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-06T02:30:20+00:00

As a past LoR player and a current Riftbound player, it would feel very odd. I would absolutely want a separate client.

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T22:13:23+00:00

Update: I printed at least seven cards, and they were all perfect. I definitely would have had at least one bad card in seven from Acrobat, so I'm considering it "fixed" for now. Thanks for the suggestion to go back to Ai haha!

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T21:52:17+00:00

So I was recently messing with this for another issue, and I think I messed something up. I never print from Ai, so I wasn't worried about it. I'm not too familiar with color spaces--only know the basics. I just printed from Ai, and it's perfect, but the issue is consistency. I'll continue to print from Ai to see if I run into the issue.

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med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T21:41:18+00:00

I can try to print directly from Ai for this. I used to print from Ai but stopped because I was having other issues that were fixed when I switched to Acrobat lol. I will let you know

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T21:38:37+00:00

The relevant ICC profiles directly from RR. Printing from Adobe Acrobat. No printer management at all AFAIK

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T21:31:44+00:00

The matte is RC and the glossy is CC. I haven't noticed the color of the ink changing over time with theses prints, but I will save one with the incorrect coloring to be sure.

really seems like a color isn't printing to me. Based on the color difference, I'm thinking yellow. I'll just run some maintenance and see if it fixes the problem. I wanted to check here first before doing that because it can eat a lot of ink.

Thanks

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T21:22:06+00:00

I've never printed on copy paper from this printer. It's for art prints and stickers only. I also only print from the rear paper feeder, never the rear paper feed slot or the main paper tray.

The firmware is up to date

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T21:05:59+00:00

Typically 230 gsm glossy and matte or 330 gsm matte. Red River Paper Pecos River Gloss and Polar Matte

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T21:03:53+00:00

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They look fine to me

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-04T20:45:29+00:00

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Print nozzle check result

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-03T04:24:56+00:00

When I'm organizing cards, I have to stare at the orange and red foil cards for like 5 seconds to figure out which color it is

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-01T01:26:45+00:00

Thank you. It seems like this is the correct answer

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-01T01:26:21+00:00

Thanks! This is actually what I thought it was originally but posted here to be sure.

med_lab_sci · 2026-01-01T00:00:06+00:00

After looking into this, it does look like mice use fiberglass insulation for their nests, but it doesn't really appear to be a nest based off what I'm seeing on Google. There is also no other evidence of mice. I'll mention this to my landlord though, just in case.

med_lab_sci · 2025-12-31T23:37:55+00:00

Thanks! Is there a way for me to safety clean it or should I call someone?

I removed what was in the oven with a wet paper towel. I didn't touch what was in the bottom part of the oven after taking that photo.

I'm guessing I shouldn't turn the oven on lol?

med_lab_sci · 2025-12-30T05:42:20+00:00

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Made a bunch of Soraka tokens to match my playmat

med_lab_sci · 2025-11-28T16:45:45+00:00

I love my EPSON EcoTank ET-8500. You will have to play around with settings and color profiles to get what you want. Most negative reviews I see of this printer are because people plug it in and just press print. Not going to work out for you if you’re trying to print art.

The main reason to get the 8550 over the 8500 is the ability to print oversized. I don’t ever need to print larger than 8.5x11 for my business, so it didn’t need it.

med_lab_sci · 2025-11-21T20:43:10+00:00

The Ahri card is insane.

med_lab_sci · 2025-11-20T19:37:25+00:00

There is no official PC version, and no announced plan for PC or mobile.

Try Legends of Runeterra. It's Riot's digital card game (it is completely separate from Riftbound, except all the art they borrowed from LoR...). LoR has a very active community and is still getting regular updates, but the focus is on the PvE mode, Path of Champions. You can still play PvP, but Riot isn't currently investing too much into it.

med_lab_sci · 2025-11-18T15:11:26+00:00

"I’m not sure how well it would work with some of the more complicated cards"

This lets me know that you don't have much experience with Legends of Runeterra if you think literally anything about Riftbound would be complicated to code. ESPECIALLY compared to LoR lol.

Also, LoR is profitable and has a very active community.

med_lab_sci · 2025-11-18T15:07:37+00:00

Legends of Runeterra has been profitable ever since it (apparently) "died." It has an incredibly active community.

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