At 02:50 PM 8/31/2007 , >Eric wrote:
...
>Although it increases the work, I go from
>fix->rinse->HCA->wash->KRST->HCA->wash again.
...
September 1, 2007, from Lloyd Erlick,
It may seem to increase the work, but it will lead to a higher proportion
of successful prints in the long run. So the work per high-quality print is
reduced overall.
Also, this sequence is much less likely to permit the absorption deeply
into the paper of substances we don't want there. In other words, this
sequence is more likely to yield a rigourously "archival" (hate that word!)
print.
Besides, the extra so-called work is just a bit of swishing around to rinse
a sheet of paper!
Anyone who considers this extra work too onerous could easily switch to
non-acid processing. Then the rinse and washaid between second fix and KRST
are unnecessary. But I like to rinse with plain tap water after KRST, then
HCA, then wash. Potatoes and tomatos.
Working single-tray makes all this a lot simpler and easier. I never felt
the print making part was all that much work, but the cleanup after a
multiple-tray working session was always a depressing expectation for me.
Right when I was tired out after working on prints for as many hours as I
could manage.
regards,
--le
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