DSF

Ok too much wine perhaps and off the topic of sublimation BUT if I get my paws on a wide format printer which I do not put over to sub inks, could I print wall paper for Mrs Janners (she's one of those photographers!) with images from her portfolio on. If so what would I print on? Any ideas?

Janners

Yes, you can get plain wallpaper to print yourself. I knew of a company selling it at £95 sq/m. For a specific business/feature wall I can see the appeal.

Mrs Janners is giving me that look of "OOOHHHH YESSS" and therefore I now have a problem!

Janners

and you calling it a problem??
i love to convince my misses to get some wide format. iam half way there as we are photographers and my missus wants to print her own backgrounds so.... i hope we will get one soon

The problem Paul is I am after one for sublimation, now Mrs Janners wants one for photographic printing, and I am not that rich!

Found the paper supplier so done the easy bit.

Janners.

I did see a release from Atech about a wide format set up that can host both sets of inks (dye sub and "normal"). This was advertised pre FESPA and I was going to have a butchers while I was there but did not get the time. It might be an option if you have an 8 colour wide format.

Might be worth you investigating

Atech are a wide format suppliers based in Welwyn Garden City. Not cheap but very good.

I know one of the epson 4000 series could run dual cmyk with 2 different ink set ups. Not sure if A2 is quite big enough though.

The Atech system I know would fit a Roland as I have one and noted it from the sales blurb. I also noted it was a retro fit if needed.

I can print onto wall paper for you

If you want to run a printer as hybrid with pigment/dye in 4 channels, and dye-sub in the other 4 then I think MultiRIP is something you should have a look at.
We did background wallpapers for our tradeshow stands a couple of times on an A2 4000 stylus pro - looked good. Not of a marketable quality, but great for our own use.