Re: Freshly laundered/question for Sonny

Thanks, Sonny, this is exactly the  information I was looking for.   All 
materials going into the capsule must be acid free.  Humidity should be taken 
care of by the waterproof seal on the stainless steel capsule. It will be above 
grade into a masonry wall which faces North.  Excessive heat should not be an 
issue.  Extreme cold will be but that should not be an issue either to any 
great degree.  

Thanks for your help.

Dave
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sonny Carter 
  To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:52 AM
  Subject: Re: Freshly laundered/question for Sonny


  Hello Dave.  

    I think the enemy of  prints like that will be  humidity and acid from 
other objects in the capsule. Light and I hope heat is largely removed from the 
equation.   

  We would use poly sleeves for such a project, and a competent supplier is 
Light Impressions.   Their polyester encapsulation materials and their 
archivial sleeves  seem to be just the thing.  We've noticed no brittleness 
over the years we've been using their products.  THey are supposed to be 
neutral Ph and  with no plasticizers will not out-gas.

  Hope this helps.

  -- 
  Regards,

  Sonny
  http://www.sonc.com
  Natchitoches, Louisiana
  USA



  On 11/12/07, Dave Saalsaa <dsaalsaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    Well at least they are nice and clean now.  :-)     Sonny, I have a 
question for you.  I am documenting the rebuilding of an vintage stone stable 
in my home town. We are placing a sealed stainless steel time capsule into the 
masonry wall.  I have printed some shots of the rebuilding of the stable along 
with a shot of the people who were instrumental in moving and rebuilding the 
old stone stable.  The shots were printed with an HP B 9180 pigment printer on 
HP archival paper.   What is the recommended way to  wrap these photos before 
insertion into the time capsule.  The time capsule will be opened in 2107. I am 
coming back to take shots of the event.  ya right.    Thanks,   and sorry for 
hijacking your post.  ;-)

    Dave
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Sonny Carter 
      To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 3:51 PM
      Subject: Freshly laundered


      So, this morning, I took a fresh pair of slacks from the closet.  I was 
putting my belt through the loops and found something in the pocket.  It was my 
leather pouch in which I store two SD cards and a fresh Leica M8 battery.   
Sure enough, they had been washed and then dried in the electric dryer. 

      I checked the SD cards and they write new images.  I put the battery on 
charge, and after an hour, the yellow light goes out, I try it and it powers up 
the camera.

      Don't try this at home, kids.  Leave experiments like this to untrained 
professionals.  ;-)

      -- 
      Regards,

      Sonny
      http://www.sonc.com
      Natchitoches, Louisiana 
      USA 


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