Re: success!

Hi Tony,

My mistake - should have checked my notes, or at least my previous
posting, before i typed. Yes, I only use 0.2 cc of Tween. But I will
heed what you and Darryl echoed - I will try my next batch minus the
Tween.

Thanks,
Christine, who may dispense with the Tween.

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"Crazy" is a term of art: "Insane" is a term of Law. Remember that, and
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On Jan 9, 2004, at 1:32 PM, Tony McLean wrote:

> Hi Christine
>
> Mike Ware's instructions for making up the Argyrotype sensitiser call
> for the addition of 0.2 cc of (Tween 20) to 100 cc of the sensitiser.
> If you are adding 1 cc to the sensitiser for one print then I'm
> surprised that the emulsion hasn't soaked right through the paper and
> into the room below!!
>
> The theory behind adding Tween is described in the following link bit
> I would heed the final sentence ...
>
> http://www.bostick-sullivan.com/Technical_papers/tween20.htm
>
> Personally, I would forget the Tween as it is often more trouble than
> it's worth.
>
>
> Cheers ... Tony McLean
>
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tony.mclean
>
> On 9 Jan 2004, at 16:46, epona wrote:
>
>> Hi Darryl,
>>
>> So you primarily use Crane's? Interesting. Maybe I got a bad batch.
>> Or it's too dry here. Or I'm using too much Tween. The Tween I was
>> given by a photographer friend is a very thick substance. Perhaps I
>> should be diluting it before I measure out the 1 cc for the
>> sensitizer? Can you expound on what the visual effects of too
>> much/too little Tween would be?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Christine
>>
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>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> "Crazy" is a term of art: "Insane" is a term of Law. Remember that,
>> and you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
>> ~ Hunter S. Thompson
>>
>> On Jan 9, 2004, at 11:22 AM, Baird, Darryl wrote:
>>
>>> that's good news...
>>>
>>> In my paper tests, BFK fared poorly with Argyro. Some of the best
>>> prints I made during that summer were on Arches Platine, but that
>>> paper is too expensive for my everyday use. If I was doing a large
>>> and
>>> important exhibition I'd seriously consider it... but that's me.
>>>
>>> Darryl
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: epona [mailto:acolyta@napc.com]
>>> Sent: Fri 1/9/2004 11:20 AM
>>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>>> Cc: epona
>>> Subject: success!
>>>
>>> I have found the holy grail of papers and it's name is Buxton.
>>>
>>> This paper is simply luscious, the fine silk of the paper world. It
>>> is
>>> white and a little on the delicate-thin side, with some tooth. I
>>> received some in the mail last night and made a quick test print. I
>>> won't say it's solved all my problems, only prozac could do that, :)
>>> but the coating of sensitizer is visibly smoother. My Dmax is a rich
>>>
>>> chocolate brown (yummy), and my exposure time was cut in half!
>>> There
>>>
>>> is a very tiny amount of the bronzing we've been discussing on the
>>> edges where the sensitizer was thinly coated. I read in Dick
>>> Stevens'
>>>
>>> tome on Kallitype last night he attributes this to not enough silver
>>> in
>>> the sensitizer! But after reading Mark Nelson's account, I think
>>> I'll
>>>
>>> start by adding a humidifier. I'll let you know if that helps.
>>>
>>> I also purchased some Rives BFK today and will test that as well.
>>> Thanks so much everyone for all your advice; you've been a boon.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Christine
>>>
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>>> ~
>>> ~~
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~
>>> "Crazy" is a term of art: "Insane" is a term of Law. Remember that,
>>> and
>>> you will save yourself a lot of trouble.
>>> ~ Hunter S. Thompson
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <winmail.dat>
>>
>
Received on Fri Jan 9 12:45:08 2004