[pure-silver] Re: drying
- From: "Ralph W. Lambrecht" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: PureSilverNew <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:01:01 +0200
Mark
I haven't used one in many years, but I think you can cut down on the risk
of contamination even further, by using an unattached intermediate piece of
cloth, which could be washed after every use (don't know the washing liquid
though).
Regards
Ralph W. Lambrecht
http://www.darkroomagic.com
On 2006-04-17 22:03, "Sauerwald Mark" <mark_sauerwald@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just curious....
>
> I have an old drum dryer. It handles up to 16" wide
> prints - prints come out flat and dry, and relatively
> quickly. I know that these are not popular in this
> group, and I was wondering what the downsides are. I
> know about concerns over contamination on the fabric,
> which I am very careful to keep clean, and every so
> often remove to clean just for the fun of it :).
>
> Mark
>
>
> --- Ryuji Suzuki <rs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> From: "Tim Rudman" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: blotter books
>> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:25:03 +0100
>>
>>> I too don't like screens. I have found that many
>> papers curl as much
>>> or more on screens as when hung back to back (FB
>> papers - RC should
>>> be hung singly).
>>
>> I like screen... If I were to build a new darkroom,
>> I might even build
>> sandwitch screen drying rack for large prints, where
>> print is
>> sandwitched by two screens.
>>
>>> More importantly for me is the fact that if prints
>> are dried face
>>> down, as usually recommended, on screens any
>> subsequent
>>> bleach-toning or bleach and redevelopment will
>> show the pattern of
>>> the screen across the print. This is permanent and
>> cannot (AFAIK) be
>>> removed.
>>
>> I use Fortezo, AGFA MCC and MCP and I use
>> ferricyanide, polysulfide
>> and selenium routinely, but I never experienced
>> emulsion softening or
>> related problems. Maybe you might want to look into
>> post-toning
>> hardening solution?
>>
>>> I flatten the prints in a mounting press at low
>> temp and if I have
>>> time I leave them in the press for a couple of
>> days (switched off)
>>> and get totally flat prints.
>>
>> This is always true, but the amount of trouble I get
>> from curly 20x24
>> is a lot more than curly 11x14, so I'd rather get
>> them to dry flat to
>> begin with... With screen, the prints come out flat
>> enough to put in a
>> portfolio bag to transport...
>>
>> If I had a large vacuum press next to drying area
>> with large enough
>> working surface, this may not be a problem...
>>
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