[pure-silver] Re: RC print dryer (was prints curling)
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:00:39 -0700
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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
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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