[pure-silver] Re: Cooling it Down
- From: "Koch, Gerald" <gkoch02@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 13:45:14 -0400
Any type plastic bottle is suitable for benzotriazole or carbonate
solutions. In fact plastic is preferable to glass for carbonate
solutions.
Some people experience problems dissolving benzotrizole. Use 50 C (125
F) water to get it into solution easily.
Diluting Dektol beyond 1+2 will warm the print tone and this is not what
you want. You may get better results from a Phenidone based developer
since this developing agent produces a cooler tone.
Jerry
-----Original Message-----
From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ben R. McRee
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 9:23 AM
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Cooling it Down
When it comes to printing I'm a Polymax FA refugee, still looking for
a satisfactory replacement. I have been giving Forte Polygrade V
(fiber) a try, and, while I find much to like about this paper, it is
not as neutral in tone as I had hoped. So, before trying something
else, I'm looking for ways to cool it down.
I'm planning to mix up a solution of Benzotriazole and Sodium
carbonate to add to my Dektol (recipe from Tim's Toning book-10g of
each in a liter of water). For the chemists out there, are there any
special mixing or storage requirements for Benzotriazole and Sodium
carbonate? Water temperature? Glass or plastic storage bottle?
I've been developing in Dektol and would like to stick with it
(diluting 1:2, but willing to try other concentrations). But if you
have a favorite developer for cooler tones with Polygrade V, I'd be
interested in hearing it.
Thanks for any and all advice.
--Ben
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