A properly oriented bevel could be made with sandpaper or emory paper on a block of wood if the dimensions of the glass wouldn't be reduced too much. ---Harry. > The only solution, new AN with the proper bevel! > > Cheers, > Bogdan > > hksvk wrote: >> Any chance the negative carrier can be installed in the enlarger the other >> way, ie. 'upside down'? --Harry. >> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shannon >>>>>> Stoney >>>>>> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 12:09 PM >>>>>> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> Subject: [pure-silver] newton ring problem figured out >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> A few months ago I posted a question about what was causing a weird >>>>>> white ring on my prints. It was diagnosed as a symptom of Newton >>>>>> Rings, >>>>>> and then the question was: why did the Newton rings form? I had to >>>>>> leave Houston where my darkroom is for a few months, but last >>>>>> weekend I >>>>>> was back in Houston and I investigated the problem further. I found >>>>>> that the glass carrier does have anti-newton glass on top, but the >>>>>> glass is beveled so that the rough side is up! >>>>>> >>>>>> The discussion on this list made me understand that the rough side >>>>>> should be in contact with the film base side of the negative. >>>>>> But, in >>>>>> my carrier, the way it is beveled forces you to put the top glass >>>>>> in so >>>>>> that the smooth side touches the film base. >>>>>> >>>>>> I guess the only solution is to have the glass re-beveled so that >>>>>> the >>>>>> rough side is in contact with the film base side of the negative, >>>>>> correct? >>>>>> >>>>>> --shannon >> >> >> ============================================================================= >> ================================ >> 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.