RE: Ruby Lith Tape

Is anyone buying Rubylith film and tape from a decent mail order source
that's on the Net or somewhere in the Phoenix metro area? I've found one
source I like working with for the film (Richardson
Supply-richardsonsupply.com), and there's a local art supply store (Arizona
Art Supply) that carries rolls of the 1/4" tape. But I'd certainly like to
have other good sources available, especially for different sizes of tape.

Thanks.

-Schuyler

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Neilsen [mailto:e.neilsen@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:34 AM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: RE: Ruby Lith Tape

I have done that as well. You should also note that wider tape is less
likely to flex than thin tape; 1" vs 1/2". In addition to flex sideways,
care also needs to be taken not to pull too tight and cause it to pull up
after application as well.

Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street
Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
http://ericneilsenphotography.com
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@CLEMSON.EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:15 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: Ruby Lith Tape
>
> I have also had some problem getting the tape really straight and one
> of the ways I get around this with digital negatives is to print a
> thin a fairly thin (1/5 of an inch or so) foreground canvas frame
> around the negative, which forms the straight line. This way I can
> further mask the negative with rubylith without having to worry so
> much about it being exactly straight.
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>
> >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
> >4101 Commerce Street
> >Suite 9
> >Dallas, TX 75226
> >http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
> >http://ericneilsenphotography.com
> >
> >> -----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 12:26:52 2005