From: Jeff Buckels (jeffbuck@swcp.com)
Date: 08/23/03-09:52:44 AM Z
Sandy, Kerik et al.: I also do single-tray processing -- with all
papers, actually. I don't see any advantage to multiple trays. -jb
-----Original Message-----
From: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@clemson.edu]
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 9:43 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
Subject: Single Tray Processing, was RE: Vellum
I use single tray processing for all my kallitype and palladium work.
I find it much easier to work this way than to spread out the large
number of different trays that would be required for developing,
clearing, etc. And since the single tray is constantly getting rinsed
you avoid almost completely any chance of chemical contamination. And
of course, as the size of the print increases, so to do the
advantages of single tray processing. To a point, of course.
Sandy
>I found when working with Bienfang paper it is easier to do all the
>processing in a single tray.
>The paper stays in the tray and I pour the chemicals in and out of that
>tray.
>Hope my explanation is clear.
>
>Rocky
>Houston, TX
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kerik Kouklis [mailto:kerik@kerik.com]
>Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 3:13 AM
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: RE: Vellum
>
>
>
>> After discussions on the best definition paper for Pt/Pd I ordered
>> some Everclear and Mars vellum to try with kallitype. I have not
yet
>> received the Everclear vellum, but something called Staedtler Plain
>> Vellum, described as a 100% Rag Vellum, in 18X24" sheets, arrived
>> yesterday, apparently as a substitue for the Mars vellum.
>
>Sandy, I think you mean Clearprint rather than Everclear! And that is
the
>correct Staedtler. Same stuff I've got.
>
>> Today I printed with it. It is very thin, but appeared to accept the
>> sensitizing solution well, and smoothed out ok in the vacuum easel.
>> It developed fine, without any spots, and cleared and toned well.
>> Overall I would say that it worked great in terms of producing a
nice
>> final image, but is somewhat difficult to work with being so thin.
>
>If you get the Clearprint 1020 it is thicker and easier to work with
than
>the Staedtler or Clearprint 1000. For these thin vellum papers I put a
piece
>of white opaque plexiglass in the bottom of my tray and use that to
support
>and lift the print. I've had no problems printing 14x17 and 12x20 this
way.
>
>> Thought I would mention this primarily because of the fact that
there
>> were absolutely none of the black spots mentioned in some of the
>> previous conversations on printing Pt/Pd on vellums
>
>Clay has a batch that prints clean. There seem to be some batches more
prone
>to spots than others.
>
>Kerik
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