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RE: fixing van dyke



Oh? I see... Perhaps using the non-hardening rapid fixer will do well -
Is your remark is about the hardening rapid fixer (or is it about the
other)?

Anyway, I think finding Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate should be quite
easy (and cheap). I use a heaped dessert spoon to 1lt water - not a big
trouble to mix this every 3-4 print, handling also is easy since the
compound is in large crystal form... I don't see why people would want
to use Rapid Fixer (bad smell and pricey compared to using raw
material).

Best regards,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryuji Suzuki [mailto:rs@silvergrain.org] 
Sent: 29 Eylül 2006 Cuma 15:22
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: RE: fixing van dyke


But bleaching may be greater at lower pH as well...

Come to think of it, someone could make a neutral/weakly alkaline fixer
that contains something that facilitates removal of iron compounds...


On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:17:30 +0300, "Loris Medici"
<mail@loris.medici.name> said:
> Is that a problem? I see acidic PH as plus because it will not promote

> formation of iron hydroxides...
> 
> Regards,
> Loris.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryuji Suzuki [mailto:rs@silvergrain.org]
> Sent: 29 Eylül 2006 Cuma 15:03
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: RE: fixing van dyke
> 
> 
> One obvious concern is that Ilford Rapid wash is probably pH of about 
> 5.
> 
> ...
>