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It was I (I'm sure I'm not the first!) who suggested using resins. Thee are
a range of resins available which will do the job of making a cast from a
gelatin relief. There are polyester, acrylic, polyurethane amongst others -
I have tried quite a few. The essential properties are that they don't
shrink on setting, that they don't react to water either when they are
setting or as plates, that they don't produce too much heat on setting and
of course that they remain dimensionally stable when in a printing press.
On the point that it is a very difficult process - it is but that is no
reason not to give it a go!
Vincent
Wayde Allen wrote
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>This is true if you restrict yourself to 19th century equipment and
>materials. However, someone on this list mentioned replacing the lead
>plates with a plastic casting resin. I don't remember who said that, but
>I thought is was a very clever idea. I don't suppose that the person who
>offered that idea is still here and would like to comment further?
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