Don,
A linen tester is a kind of loupe . I donšt know how it got this name must
be something to do with the textile industry. It is mainly used by stamp
collectors and usually available in there shops, however I have seen them
for sale in art materials outlets.If you can imagine a squarish three
dimensional letter E with the centre bit removed this the shape. The top
contains a magnifying glass and the bottom has a square hole cut out of it
to give a frame. The corners are hinged so that if you fold it one way it
makes a compact case, but if it is folded the other way it stands upright on
your stamp or artwork. They come in different sizes I prefer the 1inch size.
The beauty of this handy little tool when in use it is open on three sides.
This allows you to get a brush right down onto the area to be retouched, and
you can see just what you are doing at eight times magnification. I also use
two of these little beasts when registering a set of CMYK negs. One on one
set of cross hairs and one on another. This allows for very tight initial
registration. I have had one for nearly forty years and needless to say it
is a prized possession.
Hope this helps
Pete
> Pete,
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> and then if there are very small white
>> bits
>> left use an eight times linen tester
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> What is eight times linen tester?
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> Don
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Received on Mon Feb 16 05:08:52 2004
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