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Re: brush vs tray size for gum



ahem, some time ago I remarked on the list that I thought humidity had more of an effect on PT/PD than seemed to be mentioned in the literature...then I speculated that perhaps this might be true of other processes........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................back to my closet—I may be safer there if that spontaneous thingy should try to attack me again.

Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson

Precision Digital Negatives - The System
PDNPrint Forum at Yahoo Groups
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com

In a message dated 9/28/06 1:59:24 PM, kthayer@pacifier.com writes:


And maybe humidity has more of an influence on everything than we've 
taken into account; maybe the reason for differences in observations 
between different gum printers is as much a function of the 
environment as of other variables we have noted.  This thought came 
to me after reading Keith's observation that a damp paper clears 
better for him than a drier paper;  I thought, well,  maybe that's 
why I was able to print tricolors on unsized paper without stain for 
years (although I can no longer find a paper that will do that) 
because I was printing in a very humid environment.   And other 
differences may also be related to this as well; who knows?
Katharine