From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 09/28/01-12:49:49 AM Z
On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Bob and Carla wrote:
> I am a lttle surprised that nobody has mentioned this 'til now, but some
> printers that are not satisfied with the sharpness acheived by the wooden,
> spring-clamped contact frames make these "plate-glass sandwiches" as Judy
> calls them by having made two pieces of sufficiently larger-than-the-print
> glass...tempered with swiped edges. These then are held tightly together by
> 8 of the super strong hand clips that have rubber tips, which can be
> purchased at Ace, Home Despot, or any local hardware store for about $1.95
> ea. These "sandwiches" are nifty and wonderfully simple.
> Robert
>
Bob, In the article, I show mine with weights on the center (2 gallons of
paint and a jug of water) -- my experience being that putting the weight
right over the negative does more for contact than clamping around the
edges. Of course size of the glass and the image are factors, but the
glass can actually bow with heavy clamps on perimenter. This assumes of
course print on top, bulbs underneath, but I've found that easiest anyway.
Judy
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