Re: Yupo

Many thanks I shall keep on using the roller. Hellena
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: Yupo

> Hellena,
> Back in the day AFTER Nam they used to use dichromates in sausage. So you
> ate them. Dichromates are also used in furniture finishing. And in the
> tanning industry back at the turn of the century (1900's) where people
were
> knee deep in the stuff. Dichromate sensitivity, ulcerations, and
poisoning
> were the problems with excess contact. Ugly stuff. Horses used to have
> ulcers up and down their shins from wading in it. I'll have to locate the
> BJP article on that.
>
> I make a point about not handling dichromates without gloves and not
> sniffing the jar, not drinking beer in the darkroom and other such common
> sense practices--I don't think I would use an air brush gun with the stuff
> without a respirator...but I have a hard time thinking a roller would be a
> problem. I think there is a balance between fear AND safety.
>
> I, frankly, am far more worried about all the aspartame use in this
world.
>
> However I am not a scientist so I really should keep my mouth shut....
> chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hellena Cleary" <hellena@hncleary.plus.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:31 AM
> Subject: Re: Yupo
>
>
> >I am a little unsure if the objection to using a foam roller is one of
> > technique or one of health and safety. As a Temperaprint user it is a
> > perfect tool for the technique. Maybe some of those microscopic bubbles
> > add
> > to the texture effect. As to the fine spray of dichromate being harmful,
> > I
> > would like to know the opinion of some of the scientific members of the
> > list. Hellena
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don Bryant" <dstevenbryant@mindspring.com>
> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:19 PM
> > Subject: RE: Yupo
> >
> >
> >> Terry,
> >>
> >> >
> >> It remains that I would not use a foam roller for coating dichromated
> >> emulsions anymore than I would an airbrush.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I use a micro-fine foam roller to coat gum with and there is no more
risk
> > of
> >> dichromate contamination using those than with a brush.
> >>
> >> Don Bryant
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 9 04:04:31 2006