Re: Gloy v gum

So ignore my comment about gloy being so thick and viscous that it heaps
up on a spoon; that's apparently only true at certain temperatures
(below 50 probably). And note that even though it was thick while
measuring, it coated easily; there was no drag or anything when coating.
kt

Baird, Darryl wrote:
>
> Well, here in my warm (70+) computer nitch, the gloy is running easily
> from side to side. It resembles thin (new) motor oil, just a bit
> cloudy though.
>
> Darryl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Katharine Thayer [mailto:kthayer@pacifier.com]
> Sent: Sun 1/18/2004 4:26 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Gloy v gum
>
> Judy Seigel wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, Katharine Thayer wrote:
> > > (1) Physical appearance and consistency: Gloy is about the same
> color as
> > > a good light gum, but its consistency is much thicker, heavier.
> Gum
> > > arabic is a thick liquid, but if you pour it into a 2.5 ml spoon,
> it
> > > isn't so thick that it heaps up over the top of the spoon. Gloy
> will
> > > heap up on the spoon, making it impossible to measure the stuff
> > > accurately without leveling it off with a palette knife or
> something.
> >
> > Which just goes to show that you can't generalize even about a brand
> name.
> > My gloy, which is in fact 6 years old, ought I would think be even
> > thicker, yet does not now, nor ever has, heaped up on a spoon -- tho
> I
> > generally measure by drops anyway.
> >
>
> This observation of heaping gloy may be related to temperature. I keep
> the heat down in my studio except when I'm actually out there working,
> and I worked with the gloy right away when I went out there today,
> before the room had warmed up. It may be that the gloy, like
> dishwashing
> detergent and some other fluids, grows thick and sluggish when cold.
> But gum never does that.
> kt
>
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