Jeffrey D. Mathias (jeffrey.d.mathias@worldnet.att.net)
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:03:43 -0500
Judy Seigel wrote:
> ...
> Meanwhile, I've come to conclusion that weak paper for a BIG print is
> foolhardy, and have taken a pledge to use only heavy paper when the print
> will be on a big sheet,...
True, however thin does not necessarily mean weak. I have been
successfully wet processing Bienfang 360 Lay Out Paper for years in a
size of 11x14 inches. I have never had a problem with tearing or
damaging of the paper. I generally handle it with both hands, one on
each of two adjacent corners. This paper has incredible wet strength.
I have found it to shrink about 1.25% (about and eighth of an inch on an
8x10) on the first wet/dry, but very little, if any, on subsequent
wet/drys.
Now this paper does want to wrinkle just from the humidity in the air.
For prints larger than 4x5, I generally will dry mount the finished
print to a thicker high quality paper with archival mounting tissue.
I use Bienfang 360 for Pt/Pd. Has anyone used this paper for Gum?
-- Jeffrey D. Mathias http://home.att.net/~jeffrey.d.mathias/
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