Re: Ilford DW fiber base usable/suitable for gum printing

[Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>]

My experiments with printing gum on fixed photopaper have not been  
successful; there's not enough tooth for the gum to hang onto.


On Jun 10, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Paul Viapiano wrote:

> I'm not sure about gum, but carbon printers do this all the  
> time...if you don't carbon print you can sell it to someone who  
> does. I'm sure you'll find takers here. If not, I know someone who  
> may be interested.
>
> Paul
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erie Patsellis"  
> <erie@shelbyvilledesign.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:59 AM
> Subject: Ilford DW fiber base usable/suitable for gum printing
>
>
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> > In a rather serendipitous way, I've found myself with about 15  
> > feet of 48" wide Ilford double weight fiberbase paper due to  
> > fogging on my huge roll.
> > Being a child of depression era parents, I'd hate to throw it out  
> > if I can fix it and use it for gum printing. Anybody do this  
> > successfully?
> >
> > Since my full time employer and I have parted ways, I'm only doing  
> > freelance work and going to school full time. Oddly, I 'm working  
> > fewer hours and making more money as well, and now have time to  
> > pursue some of my interests again.
> >
> > erie