Re: Jack Brubaker I love you

a split mandril is used for a bunch of things in jewellry making, and
other fields; here's an image:
http://www.littlemountaincarving.com/catalog/images/items7.gif

it actually isn't flat, like the picture looks, but is round (if you
look at it from the end, it's a circle with a line through it)

a nail buffer is a good idea; if you can find emery paper, a finer grain
might work well without doing too much damage; otherwise, scotchbrite away!

k

Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> I've got a Dremel; what's a split mandril? My problem is how to get the
> Scotch pad, or some similar sandpaper, small enough. My Dremel does have a
> small, pointy sander, but I haven't tried it yet, thinking it might be
> overkill, as you say. HMMMM, i just thought of something! I wonder if they
> make nail buffers anymore???? Thanks, Kris! You got me thinking!
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Erickson" <kris@eq-photo.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Jack Brubaker I love you
>
>
>
>>that's interesting;
>>why not try to use something like a rotary tool (Dremel?) with some
>>scotchbrite wedged into a split mandril (is this even english anymore?)
>>You'll have to set the rotary tool on low, or you may burn a hole in the
>>print (ha! this might be a new aethetic, though: burnishotype)
>>
>>ciao,
>>k
>>
>>
>>Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
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>>
>>>Ha ha! That'll get some list traffic going!
>>>
>>>I just wanted to give credit where credit is due. Jack gave a tip once
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> on
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>>>the alt list about the Scotch Brite scouring pad as a last resort on
>>>recalcitrant gum layers.
>>>
>>>I'll tell you what, it works great. It actually will scrape off all gum
>>>down to the cyanotype layer at the bottom, even on older prints. The
>>>cyanotype layer will only come off if you scrape off the paper itself,
>
> so it
>
>>>is there for good.
>>>
>>>Warning: very easy to damage a print, tho, so you perfect print gum
>>>printers out there, beware.
>>>
>>>I have been having such fun with it, not as a correction tool, but as an
>>>expression tool. I'm trying to think how I can cut it to small enough
>
> size
>
>>>to glue it on the end of a pencil to get into tighter spaces. It lasts
>
> and
>
>>>lasts; I've been using one bitty piece for months.
>>>
>>>Smack, smack,
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Received on Tue Oct 5 07:58:05 2004