Re: B&S Carbon Tissue, was Re: Gum on Azo?

Sandy.

Yes it was meant for Photogravure printmaking. Particularly, rotogravure
based on machine printmaking I Think this why it survived so long but it was
a horrid colour.

Pete

>
> As far as I can determine Autotype tissue is just carbon tissue with
> a funny color. But the color apparently has some importance for
> gravure workers because it allows one to visually interpret the
> density of the relief positive. In the chapter I did on tissue making
> for David Morrish and Marlene MacCalum's book Copper Plate
> Photogravure I did a lot of testing in an attempt to provide a
> formula that would give a tissue similar in color and contrast to the
> Autotype tissue. However, I know someone who uses regular carbon
> tissue for gravure work so having the same color is obviously not an
> essential part of the process.
>
> There are also some differences in speed and development requirements
> (time and temperature) between Autotype and B&S tissue but this
> should be no problem for someone who knows how to control the
> materials.
>
> BTW, you mention a price of $305 for a roll of the Autotpe material.
> How much is that per square foot?
>
>
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>> Sandy King wrote:
>>
>>> Gregory W. Blank wrote:
>>>
>>>> on 12/2/03 6:31 PM, Sandy King at sanking@clemson.edu wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> because B&S is about to offer on a commercial basis
>>>>> carbon tissue, perhaps as early as February or March of 2004.
>>>>> Sandy King
>>>>
>>>> That is awesome.
>>>
>>> Is it not so?
>>>
>>> And the product is very good. I have been testing prototype B&S
>>> carbon material off and on for about 1.5 years, and quite intensely
>>> during the last 3-4 months. I also did a review of the material for
>>> View Camera which should appear in a very recent number, perhaps
>>> Jan/Feb of 2004. And check the B&S website for information as to when
>>> it will be commercially available.
>>>
>>> Sandy
>>
>> This is indeed potentially great news. Do you know, will this carbon
>> tissue work for copper plate photogravure? As of now, there is only one
>> source of carbon tissue suitable for photogravure (that I know of), from
>> Autotype, for $350 a roll!
>>
>> J. Reisland
>
Received on Sat Dec 6 17:45:53 2003