[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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