[pure-silver] Re: After sinks, your favourite tongs?

Bill, it first became apparent when I used them for pyro film processing.  I
had worn them for the process and was taking them off to handle the film
after washing.  The first few sheets showed a good amount of residual powder
residue even after washing and drying my hands. I had always easily handled
film with no problems for years but after I introduced those good feeling
powdered gloves, darkroom life was hell for a few days.  

 

Eric Neilsen Photography

4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9

Dallas, TX 75226

214-827-8301

http://ericneilsenphotography.com

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From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Stephenson
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 6:39 PM
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: After sinks, your favourite tongs?

 

I understand what you mean about the powder; all I can say is that with
12-15 people printing full-time (part for automatic processing, part for
hand development - which I did) it was a rare day that we got more than two
prints sent back for dust spots. Maybe everyone was just lucky...?

Nowadays, I don't tone, and rarely go beyond 11x14, so I use my hands - and
wash carefully.

-Bill

On Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 12:42 AM, Eric Neilsen Photography wrote:

I avoid powdered gloves like the plague. The fine powder can get places no
good photographers wants it. Powder free nitrile gloves are the only type I
use. I too used bare hands for most of my early printing years, but when I
tried to do printing and toning in the same day, that is when I could really
see the errors of my ways.  They are strong enough to last for hours so only
a few pair are used over the course of a day. 

 

Eric Neilsen Photography

4101 Commerce Street

Suite 9

Dallas, TX 75226

http://e.neilsen.home.att.net

http://ericneilsenphotography.com

 

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From:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfBill Stephenson
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:20 PM
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: After sinks, your favourite tongs?

 

Many years ago, working in a pro lab, we used surgeon's gloves. We had a box
(500-sheet 5x7 paper-size box) half full of talcum powder; you just
towel-dried the gloves, stuck your hands in the box, then peeled them off
inside out - freshly powdered on the inside to make them easy to put on
again. Worked like a charm.

-Bill


On Sunday, July 24, 2005, at 06:20 PM, Peter Badcock wrote:

The nitrile  gloves are a neat idea, I too wish I had thought of this
earlier.  In fact I have some of these gloves (snazzy purple ones) sitting
around in my darkroom not being used right now.  One question I have, how do
you quickly change between the wet side and dry side again and taking the
gloves off in a way that they can be put on again without getting wet hands?
I usually have to turn the gloves inside out to take them off.  Maybe you go
through many set of gloves during a developing session?
 
regards
Peter

 
On 7/25/05, David Starr <davestarr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I'll second the gloves.  I only wish I had started using them a lot sooner.

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