RE: Ruby Lith Tape

From: Michael Healy ^lt;emjayhealy@earthlink.net>
Date: 04/12/05-07:39:34 AM Z
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That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying. Mike

On 12 Apr 2005 at 7:51, Eric Neilsen wrote:

Date sent: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 07:51:00 -0500
From: Eric Neilsen <e.neilsen@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: RE: Ruby Lith Tape
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Send reply to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

> Mike, It could but that is partly up to the user. The tape is thin
> and won't cause much change in height between the negative and paper.
> It is possible that using it would allow a soft edge to form. So it
> depends on if the softer edge is OK with you, the print maker. An
> overlap may let a little light in as well so you'd need to trim it to
> the opening size of the image. The down side of using tape is that it
> is flexible. When you apply it care needs to be paid to how you are
> holding it so that the line created by the tape is straight. This is
> ALL up to the print maker and how exact they wish to be with clean
> straight edges on their print.
>
> Eric Neilsen Photography
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Healy [mailto:emjayhealy@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 11:48 PM
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Ruby Lith Tape
> >
> > Dumb question. Do you need tape, or can you just lob strips off a
> > sheet of ruby lith? Last year I stumbled into an art store
> > (non-chain) in Flagstaff, and they carried R.L. sheets, just like
> > that. Got about half a dozen of them, sized about 16x20 or 14x18 or
> > something like that. Can this substitute for tape?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On 11 Apr 2005 at 22:33, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> >
> > Date sent: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:33:34 -0400
> > From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@bellsouth.net>
> > Subject: Re: price of pt/pd printing To:
> > alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca Send reply to:
> > alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >
> > > > My first answer was for fogged not stained by lack of clearing.
> > > > So Chris Gray or Yellow?
> > > Eric,
> > > very faint grey where the emulsion was brushed on exactly, but
> > > "not exposed" with the mask of the digineg, but I think there is
> > > faint exposure as you say, that I need to alleviate with rubylith.
> > > Now, where to get the tape is next. Chris PS Thanks for your
> > > help!
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 12 07:39:47 2005

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