Re: Argyrotype and Bergger COT 320

Christina, let us know how it works out for pt/pd if you are going to have
your students try it on that. Also, what weight is this paper?

-Jeremy

On 4/5/06, Christina Z. Anderson <zphoto@montana.net> wrote:
>
> Charles,
> I wrote a few posts back a whole list of papers to use with argyrotype.
>
> Also, a paper just recommended to me by a former student of Sam Wang's is
> a
> VERY cheap paper available at Staples called Southworth Resume paper--it
> is
> 100% rag and apparently great for pt/pd, but I have not tried it yet for
> argyrotype. It is about 10 cents a sheet, so i bought two boxes of 100 in
> my generous state (cream and white) and am giving a piece of each to the
> students to test for me. But heck, $11 isn't so bad, and if it doesn't
> work
> for argyrotype for you, you can write your resume.
>
> Rember, tho, RESUME, not the other Southworths that are only 25% rag.
> chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Loris Medici" <mail@loris.medici.name>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:17 AM
> Subject: RE: Argyrotype and Bergger COT 320
>
>
> Hi Charles,
>
> I haven't tried it myself (yet - waiting for the order to be delivered
> to me) but I remember Michael Healy mentioning Masa paper. He said that
> it works well with Argyrotype exhibiting good image detail. It's a very
> thin paper BTW (77gsm), but I was told that it's able to bear wet
> processing.
>
> Masa paper is very cheap. Jerry's Artarama sells 100 sheets packs of
> 21x31" sized paper for only $59! That makes 400 sheets of 10.5x15.5"
> sized paper -> less than 15 cents per sheet!!!
>
> Will post my results with that paper when it arrives.
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ryberg [mailto:cryberg@comcast.net]
> Sent: 05 Nisan 2006 Çarşamba 00:01
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Argyrotype and Bergger COT 320
>
>
> Loris and Christina,
> Thanks for the info on argyrotype. I have concluded that my
> problems
> must stem from my sulfamic acid which I bought at the hardware store.
> It is
> labled sulfamic acid and nothing else, but, being an industrial tile
> cleaner, it may have other stuff in it. If any of you find an
> inexpensive,
> paper which works well for you I'll try again with aa lab grade sulfamic
>
> acid.
> Charles Portland OR
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Received on Wed Apr 5 08:12:07 2006