Re: sizing paper
David Morrish (dmorrish@beothuk.swgc.mun.ca)
Wed, 25 Sep 1996 16:44:08 -0230 (NDT)
On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, rdalrymple wrote:
> I've been using Knox gelatin, 28 grams disolved in 1 quart of water.
> After soaking for one minute, I squeegee the paper, dry, then resoak in
> gelatin with 25 ml of formaldehyde. The stain contains the pigment used
> and is usually in a "sunken" area of the print about 2-3 inches in
> diameter.
>
> Afraid to be too rough with the paper while wet, I am thinking now I am
> not squeezing enough of the gelatin out of the paper before drying,
> leaving too much gelatin in the paper and it is pooling.
IMHO
It occurs to me that: 1) Using two glass rods to squeeze the gelatine evenly
from the paper might be better, and, 2) the obviously neglected question,
Do you hang the paper from one corner (alternatively) to dry, or are you
lying flat?
Dave MORRISH
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada