RE: Platinum Gold Toning Kallitypes

Loris,

I never actually made the sodium citrate. It is not really all that
expensive here in the US so I just buy it already mixed. It might
make more sense, however, to mix your own potassium oxalate since it
is tends to be quite a bit more expensive than sodium citrate.

About the toning, I am able to use such small quantities because I
tone in *flat bottom* trays that are just barely larger than the
print. Just keep the toner in motion for the first minute or so of
toning. After a minute or so you need only move it around from time
to time.

I have found no other way to get any consistency in toning except by
the use of fresh toner which is discarded after use.

Sandy

> > -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@CLEMSON.EDU]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 4:25 PM
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Re: Platinum Gold Toning Kallitypes
>>
>> The best developers in my opinion are sodium citrate or potassium
>> oxalate. Potassium oxalate prints a bit faster and has slightly
>> better keeping qualities, but is more expensive.
>
>I see. Reading your article again I saw your "sodium citrate is best for
>beginners" advice and will follow it. I will make the sodium citrate
>myself because the dry form very expensive for a simple salt and I
>simply don't need it dry. I have found the reply from Linas Kudzma to
>your question "How to make sodium citrate?" in the archives - is there
>any change in the procedure he described? (Others see
>/lists/alt-photo-process/2002/jan02/0292.htm for the
>procedure)
>
>BTW, you say 50ml toner is enough to tone a single 5x7" print. I just
>didn't understrand it: are you diluting the toner? If not, how do you
>manage to cover all the print (let's assume there are 2" borders around
>the image) with just 50ml solution? If yes, what is the dilution ratio?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Loris.
Received on Tue Mar 2 10:05:50 2004