Re: Contact Printing Frames

So, you're printing without checking your exposures? How many prints do you
make before you know the best time for exposure? Are you using a light or
the sun?

S. Shapiro
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From: <gdimase@hotmail.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Contact Printing Frames

> Hi,
> Are you sure you are not going in excess?
> I had some of your troubles and I just change my back wooden plate or door
> by an acrilic or pvc type of very hard material that it will not bent at
> any
> circunstances, obvoiusly there is not a wing side or something like where
> you can see how it is coming.
> I am printing 1 mts X 0.80 cmts kind of, even on platinum and gum
> bichromatate.
> Sorry for my english.
> Giovanni
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:08 AM
> Subject: RE: Contact Printing Frames
>
>
>> Loris,
>>
>> Thanks for the link; that was exactly what I've been looking for. I can
>> get most of the supplies that Sullivan listed fairly inexpensively, so I
>> think I'll go with that.
>>
>> The only thing I'm going to have to order is a vacuum pump. Does anyone
>> have any recommendations there? I have no idea what I should be looking
>> for.
>>
>> Camden Hardy
>>
>> camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net
>> http://www.hardyphotography.net
>>
>>
>> On Tue, August 22, 2006 12:50 am, Loris Medici wrote:
>> > Hi Camden,
>> >
>> > I'm not sure if a conventional contact printing frame will do well at
>> > that size. (I have a friend that use B&S 16x20 frame with shows blurry
>> > patches due bad contact occasionally.) You may try to build a vacuum
>> > frame yourself. See: http://tinyurl.com/znpju
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Loris.
>> >
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>> > Sent: 22 Aðustos 2006 Salý 00:38
>> > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>> > Subject: Contact Printing Frames
>> >
>> >
>> > I'm in the market for a printing frame that's large enough to print a
>> > 16"x16" print. I can't afford a vacuum frame at this point, so I'll
>> > have to settle for a normal frame.
>> >
>> > I'm thinking I'd like to get one of the frames with the springy metal
>> > strips that twist into place (I apologize if this makes no sense...it's
>> > difficult to explain), since it would seem that they would provide a
>> > better contact than those with the clips around the side of the frame
>> > (like those at the Photo Formulary).
>> >
>> > Does anyone have advice for me as to which kind of frame to buy (and
>> > from where)?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Camden Hardy
>> >
>> > camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net
>> > http://www.hardyphotography.net
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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