Yes, solid glass rods. 3/8" for the 16" rods and 1/2" for the 24" rods.
Both were MADE by the Chemistry Department's tech services glass blower
who simply cut them from 4 foot stock and rounded the ends in a flame.
> Bernie Boudreau said that he found brushed-on gelatine wasn't as long
> lasting, tended to wash out sooner, but that he would use a brush-on size
> for a refresher, midprint.
>
> I also have used brush-on size and found an additional problem -- with
> the gelatine size on one side of the paper only it tends to curl like
> gang-busters.
What about the usual gelatine soak, but then brushing the gelatine OFF?
Or smoothing it out with a brush? Or is that just making things
complicated?
Dave Morrish
Newfoundland, Canada