[pure-silver] Re: flattening prints with no dry-mount press

Dave

I¹m sure the home made beer made all the difference. It does with me!





Regards



Ralph W. Lambrecht

http://www.darkroomagic.com







On 2005-12-11 19:29, "Dave Valvo" <dvalvo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Ralph,
>  
> Last time I flattened  twenty  11 x 14 prints I put a stiff (1/2 inch plexi)
> board top and bottom and then two cases of beer on top.  After three days
> flattened the prints like a charm.   Bottom case was home made beer and the
> top case was a mixture of lagers.  With so many prints I didn't want to waste
> a lot of time using my dry mount press.  If any one wants more details on the
> beer let me know.
>  
> Dave
>>  
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>  
>> From:  DarkroomMagic <mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>  
>> To: PureSilverNew <mailto:pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>  
>> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 12:14  PM
>>  
>> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: flattening  prints with no dry-mount press
>>  
>> 
>> I like Richard¹s proposal but are concerned about the  iron on the lowest
>> setting. Even the lowest setting on my iron is too hot for  a print. I¹m not
>> sure Kraft paper is enough to even the heat out. To be extra  cautious, I
>> would take one or two mounting boards to cover the print before  using an
>> iron on it. Other than that, I¹m sure this  works.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Ralph W.  Lambrecht
>> 
>> http://www.darkroomagic.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On  2005-12-11 00:21, "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> 
>>> > 
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Shannon Stoney" <sstoney@xxxxxxx>
>>> > To:  <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005  3:03 PM
>>> > Subject: [pure-silver] flattening prints with no dry-mount
>>> > press
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>>> >> Hi,   I have to flatten some prints this week, and the
>>>> >> university  where I usually do this will be closed.  I use
>>>> >> Agfa MC FB  paper, and it gets curly on the edges for some
>>>> >> reason when you  flatten with books.  I am wondering what
>>>> >> some alternative  ways to flatten them might be.  Should I
>>>> >> warm them in the  oven and then flatten them between pieces
>>>> >> of glass or something?   What would be the right
>>>> >> temperature to warm them to?   Is it bad to do this in the
>>>> >> oven?
>>>> >> 
>>>> >>  --shannon
>>>> >> 
>>> > 
>>> >      I think the reason the dry mounting press method works
>>> > so well is that the emulsion side of the print is covered
>>> >  with release tissue which causes it to dry out more slowly
>>> > than the  support side. I have not tried this but I think it
>>> > might work: Use a  flat iron at a low setting as the source
>>> > of heat. Place the print  face down on a sheet of release
>>> > tissue and cover the back with a  couple of sheets of thick
>>> > "kraft" paper. Iron the kraft paper first  to get it dry. You
>>> > might want to use several layers to even out the  heat from
>>> > the iron. Then iron the print and when its thoughly heated
>>> > put the entire sandwich under a flat weight to cool for a
>>> >  couple of minutes.
>>> >    I don't know what to do about the  frilled edges (if thats
>>> > what you mean by edge curling). I have the  same problem with
>>> > Agfa paper and had it a million years ago with  Ansco paper,
>>> > essentially the same stuff. I think the only cure may be  to
>>> > make prints with very large borders that can be trimmed off.
>>> > If its simply that the ends stay curly the ironing should
>>> >  fix that.
>>> > 
>>> > ---
>>> > Richard Knoppow
>>> > Los Angeles,  CA, USA
>>> > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > 
>>> >  
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