From: John Glen (microcrystals2002@yahoo.com)
Date: 01/10/03-07:59:58 AM Z
Hi All!
A few questions about sizing and buffering.
I have about a half Kg. of Kodak Balanced Alkali and I
was wondering if it can be used to increase the pH of
my BFK Rives paper I have... it is not quite as
alkaline as I prefer....
1. What is Kodak Balanced Alkali mainly used for?
2. there is a number written after the ingredient
(7775-19-1) is this the CAS # for sodium metaborate?
3. the label says air and moisture will reduce it's
activity... how can I test to confirm that it is still
"Fully" active...???
4. If Kodak Balanced Alkali can be used to buffer or
increase pH, How would this be done? (What
concentration & time?)
5. How else could this be done? (What chemicals,
concentrations & times?)
Thanks,
John
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--- Bob Kiss <bobkiss@caribsurf.com> wrote:
> DEAR TOM AND ALL,
> Tom, thanks for info.
> Has anyone else had any experience sizing hand
> made paper for Alt and
> especially Albumen?
> CHEERS!
> BOB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Ferguson" <tomf2468@pipeline.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: SIZE FOR ALBUMENS ON HAND MADE PAPER
>
>
> > My handmade paper experience is limited (it is a
> very enjoyable process)
> > and I've never printed an albumen....... so do
> take the rest of my
> > comments with those disclaimers in mind.
> >
> > When I was making paper and printing palladium and
> cyanotype on it... I
> > never could get a normal/photographic "surface
> size" to work. Hand made
> > paper is basically waterleaf (VERY absorbant).
> With a gelatin or starch
> > surface size the paper as still too absorbant and
> uneven.
> >
> > I had to use an internal size during the
> papermaking process. My best
> > results were with analkylketene dimer (see here:
> > http://twinrocker.com/sadditv2.html ). A couple
> notes: It take two weeks
> > to "set" (become hard) in normal room temperature.
> Keep the liquid
> > refrigerated, in liquid form it only lasts about
> 1/2 year before going
> > bad (or so I'm told, I used mine up before then).
> Decades later these
> > sized papers look great, and I'm told this is a
> common ingredient in
> > many if not most high quality papers.
> >
> > You are able to use a "surface size" (gelatin,
> starch, etc) on a paper
> > that has internal size if your process needs it.
> >
> > Another "common ingredient" in papers is "calcium
> carbonate" (some
> > papermakers call it limestone or buffer). This is
> added to keep the
> > paper non acid and keep "lignin" (spelling??)
> damage from occurring.
> > Both platinum and cyanotype have serious problems
> with this chemical (I
> > have no info on how albumen would react). I've
> always assumed that the
> > amount of this additive is the primary reason why
> some papers work well
> > for platinum and others are terrible.
> >
> > I found pure banana leaf ( papermakers call it
> abaca) to be too textured
> > for my use. That could have been my fault (skill
> and/or equipment). I
> > had far better results with a mix of banana and
> cotton. Let us know how
> > Barbados banana works, papermakers (like most art
> types) can be quite
> > the snobs. The "official word" is that only abaca
> from the Philippines
> > is high quality?? Abaca is naturally quite brown,
> if you want a white
> > wheet you need to use "bleached Abaca". I don't
> know how that is done, I
> > simply bought it that way.
> >
> > Hope all that helps.
> >
> > On Sunday, January 5, 2003, at 05:55 AM, Bob Kiss
> wrote:
> >
> > > DEAR ALL,
> > > I am hoping to make albumen prints on paper
> made by hand here in
> > > Barbados using local fibers; perhaps banana or
> bread fruit leaf stalk or
> > > locally grown cotton. I have a professional
> paper maker who knows all
> > > about
> > > the making but she asked me what sizing would be
> best for my particular
> > > process...albumen.
> > > Please let me know if any of you have any
> experience making albumen
> > > prints on hand made paper and what size you
> recommend.
> > > NEW YEAR'S CHEERS FROM
> BARBADOS!
> > > BOB
> > >
> > > Please check out my website:
> > > www.bobkiss.com
> > >
> > >
> > --------------
> > Tom Ferguson
> > http://www.ferguson-photo-design.com
> >
> >
>
>
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