Jerry, Thanks for the suggestions. I'll interleave comments Koch, Gerald wrote: >Scratching shouldn't be a problem since the toothpick isn't moved from side to >side but rather brought down vertically until it just contacts the paper and >deposits a droplet of iodine solution. A razor blade can be used to make a >finer point on the toothpick. > When I tried this, the toothpick seems to create a rough spot on the paper. I'll do a little practicing. >The spotting dye should be very dilute and density built up slowly with several >applications. Mix the dye on an old white plate. Unused dye can be allowed to >dry on the plate and re-dissolved with a small amount of distilled water >whenever needed. > That's what I do, although I use a white plastic artist's palate. >When you get into magnifications greater than that of a hand lense hand-eye >coordination becomes a problem. > >Jerry > > At the moment the limiting factor is the lack of enough magnification. I wear nylon gloves and rest my hands on the print, using my left and to steady the brush just above the bristles, at least that's what I do if I have to be very precise. -Peter ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.