DEAR ADRIENNE, I am guessing that it is a "holding bath" where you will group together prints that you have produced over a period of time. This allows you to perform the rest of your process (2nd fix, toner and/or final wash) on a larger batch of prints rather than one at a time. It is claimed that you should not just accumulate a large batch of prints sitting in fix laden water which, it has been claimed, will adversely affect effective washing and permanence. You might achieve the same effect by changing the water in the holding bath every few prints so that there is effectively fresh water every 10 or 15 minutes which is, I bet, what that nice expensive ZONE VI washer does. I get the impression that the $250 price tag is evidence supporting the old adage that "a fool and their money are easily parted". CHEERS! BOB -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adrienne Moumin Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 4:00 PM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Mystery Print Washer I have a new job starting soon, teaching BW at a private school. There is something I've never seen before there, the features say, "Ideal for holding fixed prints up to 16 x 20, before proceeding to a second hypo bath or print washer." Yet it is called print washer and costs $250 so I am mystified: http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/ZN7018/features Anyone know what the story is with this creature? Thanks, Adrienne Moumin *************************************** on the web at: http://www.picturexhibit.com Saatchi Gallery: http://tinyurl.com/hw6r3 Art DC: http://tinyurl.com/vtjqf *************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Now you can see trouble.before he arrives http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507 ============================================================================ ================================= 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. ============================================================================================================= 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.