Re: Gum printing

A couple of more gum coating techniques are:

>From the paint department of your local hardware store ...

Use a foam brush - try and find a soft not very dense bruch

and a foam paint roller. These are usually used for painting trim.

Both are relatively cheap to try.

Gord

On Tue, 24 Feb 2004, Susan Huber wrote:

> Hello, I'm the new kid on the block- I agree with the comment to use a hake
> brush. Use the largest one for the paper size. Susan.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@bellsouth.net>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 4:16 AM
> Subject: Re: Gum printing
>
>
> > No gum paper on the market at the moment. What is your gum mix like? I
> use
> > gum 1:1 with a mix of water and dichromate, so that it is pretty liquidy.
> > Is yours perhaps too thick? Also, a hake brush is a great tool to use,
> and
> > cheap. Forget the glass rods for gum (IMHO).
> > Chris
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charlotte 1" <cgabrie1@optonline.net>
> > To: "alt photo" <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:47 AM
> > Subject: Gum printing
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone know of paper that is pre-printed with gum emulsion? Every
> > time
> > > I try to brush on emulsion (or use the glass rods), it is so uneven and
> > > either too thick or too thin. Thanks, Charlotte
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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>

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Received on Tue Feb 24 09:20:26 2004