Re: Coating Box for Becquerel Development

[Rob McElroy <idag@pce.net>]

Bruce,

I agree with Greg that the varnish will probably have little or no 
effect on the powerful iodine fumes in your box.  Varnish takes a while 
to fully dry/cure, even though it may feel dry to the touch.  
Consequently, you should wait several days (a week would be even better) 
before putting the air-tight glass top on your fuming box.  The iodine 
fumes will eventually stain much of the inside of your box a dark brown 
color; that is normal.  Don't worry about it.

Good Luck.  The magic of daguerreotype lives!

Regards,
Rob McElroy
Contemporary daguerreotypist
Buffalo, NY

P.S. to Greg: Nice talking with you in Pittsburgh.  Keep shooting!

Gregory Popovitch wrote:
> Bruce - the varnish probably doesn't matter. The iodine should be in a glass
> dish inside the box, and capped by a sliding piece of glass that is slid out
> when you want to expose the plate to the iodine fumes.
>
> gregory 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce McCaughey [mailto:steelbar@shaw.ca] 
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 1:27 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Coating Box for Becquerel Development
>
> Hi All
> I have made a fuming box for Becquerel Development out of pine and would
> like to varnish it but I am concerned about the effect of the varnish on the
> iodine fumes. Does any one have any advice or experience with making and
> varnishing fume boxes.
> Thanks
> Bruce
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