Why cat litter ??? Re: Why sawdust?

[Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>]

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 Grafist@aol.com wrote:
> ... Sawdust offers a mechanical way of removing
> pigment from the surface of a print rather similar to the way bromoil ink is
> removed from an inked up matrix with a brush or roller. I have tried using
> both brushes and water jets but nothing beats the well tried and tested
> sawdust. I use pellets of cat litter which are available at Tesco stores in 5
> kg bags. These pellets contain no gum to bind them together so they dissolve
> readily in cold water to form a slurry which can be poured from a jug as


John, you've confused me -- you say nothing beats sawdust, but you use cat
litter ???? Can you please explain ?

Judy

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