Humidity challenge
Stephen R. Harrison (102053.1342@CompuServe.COM)
17 Aug 96 23:38:25 EDT
> Judy Writes:Two questions: Would cardboard box work,do you
>think, or is there a particular reason for plastic? Also, do you put a
>sheet of plastic wrap or mylar between damp paper and negative?
To be honest about it, I just bought an inexpensive wedding dress holder made
by Tupperware from a local home improvement center for $30.00 and attached a
plastic dryer hose from a hole in its base to the humidifier vent. That's it!
Cheap and quick. I am having a 3/4 inch plywood cabinet made but it is not ready
yet. Cardboard might work if it is lined with sheet plastic. I know with the
Ziatype process mylar and damp paper is used. I havn't tried it with platinum
however but it is on my list to follow up on. The advantage with a humidity
chamber as I see it is that the paper can really be quite damp and yet it holds
the sensitizer quite nicely. I have aslo found it helpful in flattening
Bienfang 360 Marker paper and the Wyndstone Vellum after printing to saturate
the paper with humidity and then press it until dry.
Stephen Harrison