[pure-silver] Re: warming toner

The smell is nasty (and not good for you) at any temperature. So, besides having the exhaust fan set on high, I wear a cartridge respirator whenever toning.

DarkroomMagic wrote:

Doesn't the heat make the smell worse?





Regards



Ralph W. Lambrecht

http://www.darkroomagic.com







On 2005-12-09 23:22, "Jeffrey Thorns" <puresilver@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

KBT will tone faster at 100 degree F than at 72.

What I used this weekend - which seemed to work very well - is: I
took two trays of the same size, put about a quart(?) of 105 degree
water in the first one, then laid the toner tray in that tray. You
would be surprised how long the lower tray will keep the upper tray
warm.

I don't think it is critical that it be maintained at 100 degrees.
You will just notice that toning takes longer as the temp cools.

The results I got this past weekend were *very* dependent on how long
I left the print in the toner. The first minute made very little
noticable impact on color. The second minute you started to see the
color shift. From the third minute on, the color change was rapid and
strong - no subtlety after 3 minutes.

I used constant agitation, to avoid inconsistancy across the face of
the prints. If I pulled the prints after about 90-120 seconds, I got
lovely gentle warmth in the lighter tones, while the darker tones had
not yet taken much color. After 3-4 minutes, everything is the print
was brown.

Consider turning on an exhaust fan before you set out the toner.


I do it at room temperature. What am I missing?

Regards



Ralph W. Lambrecht

http://www.darkroomagic.com



On 2005-12-09 21:47, "John Bower" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 When I tone prints with Kodak Brown Toner, I start with a solution that
 is about 100 degrees F, but it cools down fairly quickly if I have very
 many prints to process. I know I can keep my toning solution warm by
 placing the toner's tray in a larger tray and running warm water into
 the larger tray. But that's a lot of water down the drain, so I'm
 wondering if there is some type of heater available for this purpose.
Any suggestions?


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