alt-photo-process-l April 2002: RE: Where to find silver plated

From: Robert W. Schramm (schrammrus@hotmail.com)
Date: 04/20/02-12:11:13 PM Z

Chris,

Probably the most important thing is getting the plate polished correctly which takes a lot of work, skill and knowledge which is hard to impart with words alone. You really need a daguerreotypist looking over your shoulder. But I will not discourage you.

The chief advantage of the mercury process is speed, This process uses iodine and bromine fuming and mercury development. Exposures run from 30 seconds to 2 minutes depending on your lens and the light available. The Becquerel process uses iodine fuming only but the speed of the plate is much slower. Typical exposures are 20 minutes or more. Rather than developing in mercury vapor, the Becequerel plate is, as you know, developed by exposure to red light. Development times can run for hours.

Take a look at my web site. There you can see some of my Dags. Also on the 2nd page there are some sources for daguerreotype. www. schrammstudio.com

Good luck or as M. Daguerre would have said, "Bob chance!."

Bob Schramm

Check out my web page at:

http://www.SchrammStudio.com

also look at:

http://www.wlsc.wvnet.edu/www/pubrel/photo.html

>From: Christopher Lovenguth

>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

>Subject: RE: Where to find silver plated copper plates for Daguerreotypes.

>Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 08:48:23 -0700

>Thanks Bob for the information. I am actually going to learn the process so

>these will be my first. I will be using the Becquerel method since I really

>do not want to mess with mercury. I have been studying many resources and I

>think I have the basic idea of the process down. I just need a bit more

>information before I go ahead. First I’m trying to find an example or plans

>of a fuming box. I would like to make my own and not buy one. That is about

>the last piece of the puzzle before I start experimenting. If you have any

>contacts for chemicals as well I’ll take them. www.newdags.com

> is a very good resource for the process.

>Also, if you have any words of wisdom you would like to pass along, I’ll

>take them. -Chris

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Robert W. Schramm [mailto:schrammrus@hotmail.com]

>Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 7:02 AM

>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

>Subject: Re: Where to find silver plated copper plates for Daguerreotypes.

>Chris,

>I have been using Theiss plates for several years. They have a heavy plating

>of silver and may be reused several times (5 or more). The plates are not

>thin but I guess you could bend one I you tried hard enough. You must custom

>order them and they will make them to the size you request. It takes a few

>weeks. I recently ordered a dozen and the price was $28 per plate in 4 x 5

>size. I have a couple old wooden glass plate holders and they fit perfectly

>in those. When you get your plates I would advise you to inspect each one

>carefully for bubbles and other imperfections. They will happily exchange

>the bad ones for good but not if you wait a year. I have only found maybe

>one or two plates out of 40 or so that had imperfections. I got an email

>from Robert Theiss recently and he said they have improved their process and

>are eager to make plates for daguerreotypists.

>BTW interested in knowing what process you use etc. etc.

>Bob Schramm

>Check out my web page at:

>http://www.SchrammStudio.com

>also look at:

>http://www.wlsc.wvnet.edu/www/pubrel/photo.html

> >From: zant zant

> >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

> >To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

> >Subject: Where to find silver plated copper plates for Daguerreotypes.

> >Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:04:45 +0000

> >

> >Hi all I know this has been discussed before and I tried the new

> >search

> >feature on the archives without success. I'm looking for contacts to

> >purchase suitable plates for daguerreotypes. I want to get 4x5 and

> >8x10

> >plates. I have been on www.daguerre.org and www.newdags.com and have

> >seen

> >some contacts but most are for makers of the copper plates and then

> >silver

> >platers. The one contact that does both is Theiss Plating Corp. but

> >supposedly thier copper plates are thin (not engravers thick) and

> >bendable.

> >

> >Anyone out there who has purchased plates reciently can you please

> >recommend

> >a company. Also what is average price that I'm looking at for a 4x5

> >plate

> >with silver on it?

> >

> >Thanks. -Chris

> >

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