From: Gary Miller (gmphotos@earthlink.net)
Date: 02/24/00-12:46:36 AM Z
Other good sizings to try would be acrylic gel medium added to the pulp
water or into the Hollander beater, or methyl cellulose, or
hydroxyethylcellulose. These would all be used as internal sizing agents,
although the methyl cellulose and gel medium can be used as external sizing
agents too. You would thin them down with water and apply with a foam brush
preferably. These agents will not yellow and should not interact with the
alternative process substance. You can size both internally and externally.
Gary Miller
> From: garimo <omirag@cruzio.com>
> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:51:36 -0800 (PST)
> To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca, alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> Subject: Re:Homemade paper and Luminos
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, garimo wrote:
>>> .. Try a test with household spray starch!
>>
>> And put it away for 5 years with a piece of the paper with no spray
>> starch. You'll see the starch turned a light tan.
>>
>> Judy
>>
> O.K. now lets hear some positive suggestion that will lead toward
> finding the solution of sizing homemade papers for liquid emulsions.
> It's very true I have not used spray starch and did not know that in
> time it yellows. I'm glad you have this experience and so there is no
> need to test it further. I had only heard that it is a quick and simple
> sizing that some people have used on papers. What do you suggest that a
> student could use is a shared school lab for sizing handmade
> papers...when sizing papers is not a standard process, perhaps knox in
> a tray is the only practical sizing option??...So, spray starch won't
> do... huh? What will?
>
> garimo
>
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