RE: Printer for inkjet negs

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Seigel [mailto:jseigel@panix.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 7:36 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Printer for inkjet negs
>
> ...
> Mostly there was no trouble with smudging or drying, but if I
> had any doubts, a hairdryer dried the neg right away without
> ill effects...

I also dry my inkjet negatives (made with pigment inks) using a
hairdryer. I wait around 10 mins. after printing (you can see the
evaporation of the ?binder/solvent? in that period - this is the purpose
of the 10 mins. wait; to let most of the solvent evaporate naturally),
then I use the hairdryer for 4-5 mins. 20" above the negative. After
that, the negative goes directly to the printing frame... Didn't have a
single case of smudging and/or wiping off (I just ruined one negative
spilling few tiny drops of water on it - hopefully inkjet negatives are
easy to re-make)

Regards,
Loris.
Received on Tue Dec 30 00:45:18 2003