Re: Uranium Nitrate- a few comments-reply

["Robert W. Schramm" <schrammrus@hotmail.com>]

Judy,

 I read recently that red wine, chocolate and coffee in moderation all all 
good for you. In my experience, if you want to get a women's attention, 
chocolate gets em every time, but thats another story.
 Sorry I left out the gum pigment ratio test which is another alternate 
-process "urban myth." I guess these cannot be repeated too often on the 
list for the benefit of newbees. The "bug" light
myth is my favorite dumb idea. Possibly because not only is it not necessary 
but also because it actually makes it more difficult to get a nice even coat 
of sensitizer.
  Interesting that you mentioned uranium glaze. I don't know in what form 
it is in but it was often
in the form of a powder which you should be very careful  so that you do not 
breathe in the dust. Its not very radioactive so again distance is the best 
shield.

  In your case the symptoms of uranium poisoning are increased intelligence 
and perception. ;-)

  Uranium was also used in glass manufacturing. There is a kind of green 
glassware that has a waxey
look. I forget what it is called. A lot of glass was made in this area and I 
have collected a few pieces of it. It glows bright green under UV light but 
what most people don't know is that it contains enough uranium to make my GM 
Counter go nuts. (As you might suspect I own my own GM detector. I think it 
will come in handy when Bush invades Iran and starts WW III.)

   This glassware I am talking about will "take its own photo" Just lay it 
on a plate holder with 400
ASA film in it for a week or two and then develop. I also have an OLD pocket 
watch that has the numbers and hands painted in with a mixture of radium and 
zinc sulfide. It glows really bright in the dark and will also make my GM 
counter scream. Someday I'm going to let it take its own photo.

Hope some of this will be of interest to the list.

Bob Schramm


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> From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>
> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Uranium Nitrate- a few comments
> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:48:27 -0500 (EST)
>
>
> Bob, that was fabulous -- I read every word, I loved every sentence, I 
> understood every 4th or 5th sentence.... and now I'm going to go lie down, 
> or eat a bar of chocolate.
>
> But....
>
> > Finally I know that "Keepers of Light" says uranium toning is fugitive and 
> > color changes will occur with time but none of my uranium toned prints and 
> > uranotypes have changed any. Doesn't "Keepers" make a similar statement 
> > about cyanotype? Doesn't "Keepers"
> > also tell us to coat under a yellow "bug" light.  One more thin, uranium 
> > metal is very dense. I have read that the military has been using 
> > depleated (lacking U235) uranium to make bullets since it would have 
> > greater penetrating power than lead.
> You left out the best one. Keepers of Light gives us the.... YES YES YES -- 
> the wonderful, essential, silly-ass (please don't put me off the list for 
> bad language) GUM PIGMENT RATIO TEST !!!
>
> > OK, That's all folks.
> > P.S. I do seem to like toxic and dangerous stuff. Maybe thats why I like 
> > women. ;-)
> Now, come to think of it, speaking of dangerous women, I've still got my 
> mother's uranium glaze on a loft over my bed.... You said about 10 years 
> ago, get rid of it... (What are the symptoms of uranium poisoning? Memory 
> loss? )
>
> best,
>
>
> Judy
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