Re: Printing frame

[jeffbuck@swcp.com]

Judy and Those Listening In:  I've had no trouble with lighting from above w/ 
"small" (5x7 and 8x10) negatives.  I use glass of about 12x12 both top and 
bottom (3/8th-inch thick) and clamp the four corners with, I dunno, clamps.  I 
see no failure of contact looking from above w/ good light....  I'm going to 
be starting 7x17 in the next few months and understand that I'll have to come 
up with something quite different....  -jeff buckels  


Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com> said:

> 
> 
> On Sun, 12 May 2002, Philippe Monnoyer wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am searching for instructions to build a basic printing frame (8x10"). I
> > don't care about the way it looks. I just need quickly a system that 
presses
> > my neg firmly to the paper surface, everywhere on the image. Do you have
> > basic recommendations ?
> > Any simple ideas are welcome.
> 
> 
> I've tried many printing frames, including elegant expensive custom made.
> IME nothing beats a sheet of heavy plate glass with weights on it on top
> of another sheet of plate glass. However, for this to work well you have
> to have lights underneath, negative sandwich above.... which means you
> can't burn & dodge, tho of course you have perfect negatives, so that's
> not a problem.
> 
> PS. For many reasons, some obvious, some less so, clamps on edges of glass
> sandwich don't work especially well. At least in my experience, has to be
> weights over the image area. I use 3 gallon jugs of water and/or Liquitex
> gesso. (Pictured in P-F #6.)
> 
> J.
> 
> 



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