[pure-silver] Re: RC print dryer (was prints curling)
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bower" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 5:34 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] RC print dryer (was prints curling)
I tend to have a lot of ventilation air moving through my darkroom, so low humidity could easily be the culprit. I don't have room to hang up my prints, but I have considered an Ilford 1250 infrared print dryer. For two reasons: 1) keeping prints flat, and 2) because it will increase d-max. However, I've read that it's a high- maintenance piece of equipment (as well as very large and heavy). Does anyone know of a similar dryer by another manufacturer? Thanks. 

John Bower
Kodak mentions the increase in Dmax by using IR dryers in a couple of places and it has been confirmed on this list by Dave Valvo who, I believe, was in charge of designing some of Kodak's papers and print chemicals. I've seen an explanation of how this works but can't remember it now. I don't think you need anything more than the IR lamps from the hardware store for this, perhaps even the kind of red lamps used in restaurants for keeping food hot while the waiter/waitress dawdles. 

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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