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RE: First Tricolor Gum (on aluminum)



Silk paper on aluminum is an interesting idea indeed. But that's not
what I'm after... Noted for future projects tough - thanks!

I currently use nails for registration - it's good when it works but
having to pierce the plate is disturbing... On the next try, I will put
opaque electrical tape on diagonal corners (such as top-top left, and
bottom-bottom right / please note that every corner has two registration
marks), align the negatives and then punch the tapes. Thay way, there
will be exactly aligned holes surrounded with opaque material on every
negative - registration by eye (w/o harming the plate) will be very easy
then. (I hope...!)

Regards,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
From: henk thijs [mailto:henk.thijs@hetnet.nl] 
Sent: 11 Aralõk 2006 Pazartesi 12:07
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: First Tricolor Gum (on aluminum)


Hi Loris,
I also use aluminum 'sheets' (used offset material), but i glue a very
thin chinese silkpaper on it with some rabbit glue. Then the 'normal'
gelatine-glyoxal etc. gum treatment.
The effect of the alu-shiny-surface through the thin silk-paper is were
i am looking for. Registration with a 'steel scratch tool' in line with
marks on the plain paper neg.
Cheers,
Henk