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On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:05:42 -0500, mm <NOPSAMmm2005@bigfoot.com>
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>What is a lint-free cloth, and where can I get one?
>
>I've loads of pieces of cloth, and loads of scraps, and loads of
>rags. I especially save a piece of cloth if I have not got one like
>it. But I never know what is "lint-free" and what is not.
>
>My immediate need is to clean the printhead of a bubblejet printer,
>because I do not want any lint particles clogging the print jets. I
>have a commercial head cleaner (although being commercial just means
>someone was selling it. There is no evidence yet that it works. But
>if I use a lint free cloth, I know it won't make it worse.) So I need
>something porous that will hold a little liquid cleaner, but not
>linty.
>
>My first inclination is that any man-made fiber would work. I still
>have scraps from 1971 when I was a nightwatchman at a fabric dying
>factory in Queens. True scraps, nothing more than triangles 4 inches
>by 12. It's 100% polyester, or something like that. Does that mean
>it's lint free?
>
>
>But this question has come up in my mind many times, and I finally
>thought to ask you folk. What is a lint-free cloth, and do I already
>have one?
>
>If you are inclined to email me
>for some reason, remove NOPSAM :-)
You'll know a cloth is lint free by wiping a pane or mirror, then
carefully examining the surface for lint under magnification. You can
use a jeweler's loupe.
If your printer is showing horizontal streaks you can clean the
underside of the head using a Q-Tip moistened with distilled water.
Tap water can damage a printer head. Repeat the procedure with
another Q-Tip until it wipes clean.
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