Re: QuestionS for Henk Thijs re: rabbit skin glue
Henk, having had a package of rabbitskin glue taking up space in my
studio these 10 years, I'm going to try this (after digging out my
doublesided thermometer to deal with 40 degrees celsius). But I'm
wondering how you keep the glue at 40 degrees the whole time...
Do you have an immersion coil you can set? Or submerge in a larger vessel
at 40 degrees?
Or?
And one other question: You say if the paper isn't flat, tape a piece of
flat paper on the edge. Is there any reason not to flatten a curly paper
in a drymount press, or with a clothing iron, or simply under weight as
in a book press for a few days?
TIA,
Judy
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, henk thijs wrote:
Hi Randi,
My process:
15 to 20 grs crystals in 100 ml tapwater;
wait 15 min -like preparing gelatine-;
add another 100 ml water;
heat until 60 to 65 degree Celsius;
down to about 40 degree Celsius (to avoid blistering);
now i cover a tray with hot water with a piece of glas, put the paper on it
and coat with a foam brush,
let it dry and coat a second time.
(keep the glue at t40 degrees the whole time you work with it, it is not good
to let it down and heat again)
succes,
Henk
On 25 mrt 2008, at 23:30, pulpfic@telus.net wrote:
Hi Henk,
At 02:33 PM 12/5/07 +0100, you wrote:
that is the reason i mentioned the rabbit glue coating; with the glue it
acts like a real inkjet-paper (so one can use all the paper one collected
over the years .....:-).
I've purchased the rabbit skin glue (in dry form) to make papers receptive
to inkjet printing.
On the package it says 3 tablespoons glue crystals to one quart water
(about 45 ml glue crystals to a litre of water), but this is for sizing
fabric to paint on; is that a good recipe for coating papers for inkjet?
Also, do you coat by dunking paper in a tray, or would you brush the glue
onto the paper?
Thanks for your advise, past and future.
Take care,
Randi
And for the transparencies .... to coat the clear material is cheaper and
if the negative is not ok, just in hot water and you can use it again.
On the other hand if money is not the point why messing around .... :-)
cheers,
Henk
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