Re: Re: photo-acrylic question

I tried Image On and it was a big mess. There are some people who use it for intaglio but I did not have much luck. I strongly suggest using the silicone plate available from Rembrandt. Easy to use and reasonably priced. If you do decide to use silicone contact me and I will tell you how to save a bunch of money on the developer.
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> From: Jack Brubaker <jack@jackbrubaker.com>
> Date: 2003/11/07 Fri AM 10:14:51 CST
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: photo-acrylic question
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> Your right, I got my teminology twisted. One of the products I am looking at
> is called Z Acryl, but it is polymer. So let me start again. I am looking at
> several products on the web that claim to do photo-polymer intagio but come
> in sheet form. A 24" X 10' roll is around $50 to $60. Aparently this is the
> same emulsion that is on the Solar Plates. Someone out there is mounting the
> Photo-polymer on steel to market the plates. The Photo-polymer is available
> in different thicknesses for use as an ecthing resist (originally invented
> to etch ciruit boards with a thin polymer) or as a thicker film for letter
> press and photo-intglio off the plastic surface. I wondered if anyone had
> used the film (which the distributers say is easy to mount on plates). Is it
> easy to mount? What thickness, or name product is best for polymer intagio.
> Perhaps there is really only a few products being remarketed under more
> names. I have some experience with Photogravure in my miss-spent youth and
> would like to see how these new materials feel. The products I have looked
> at (as much as anyone cane actually see anything on the web) are: Puretech,
> Z Acryl, and Image-on. I'm sure there are others out there. This seems to be
> a sideline of photo-polymer that has become a serious player in industry.
>
> Kris, thinks for making me realize I had my vocabulary crossed.
>
> Jack
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> > From: Kris Erickson <kris.erickson@utoronto.ca>
> > Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> > Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 12:01:43 -0500
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: photo-acrylic question
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> > When you say "photo-acrylic", do you mean the photopolymer? I know a
> > Press that uses it for fleurons and special typefaces they don't have in
> > lead stock--line art or etching-related application should also work. I
> > also know they have a special machine to expose and develop the
> > material. I can try to relay some technical questions, if you like.
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> > If it is indeed a different acrylic material you are talking about, what
> > material is it? What's the typical cost?
> >
> > kris
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> >
> > Jack Brubaker wrote:
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> >> Has anyone experience with the photo-acrylic in sheet form? I asked this a
> >> few days ago and hope it got overlooked by someone outthere that has used
> >> the sheet acrylic for intaglio. I want to try the acrylic-intaglio process
> >> but would rather not pay for the solar plates if the cheaper sheet material
> >> works as promised... Any help would be most welcome!
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> >> Thanks,
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> >> Jack
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Received on Fri Nov 7 12:22:47 2003