Re: Developer for Van Dyck Brown Process

Sandy,

would you have an idea of the PH one should look for?

Thanks
Yves

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy King" <sanking@CLEMSON.EDU>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: Developer for Van Dyck Brown Process

> Yes, plain vinegar would work nicely. As would other mild acids.
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> Sandy
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> >Sandy,
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> >just out of curiosity, if the idea is to get the water a tiny bit acidic,
> >could plain vinegar do the job or anything else known to be acidic
available
> >at the grocery store or pharmacy?
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> >Regards
> >Yves
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Sandy King" <sanking@CLEMSON.EDU>
> >To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: Developer for Van Dyck Brown Process
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> >> Use water, and to prevent stain add just a bit of citric acid to the
> >> water to make sure it is acidic.
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> >> I have no idea why anyone would recommend borax as the developer for
> >> VDD. Borax would make the developing solution alkaline, thus greatly
> >> increasing the possibility of staining.
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> >> Perhaps I am missing something, but on the fact of it this just does
> >> not make sense to me.
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> >> Sandy
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> >> >All
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> >> >Which developer do you use for the Van Dyck Brown process?
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> >> >I know that Arnold Gassan's book (Handbook On Contemporary
> >> >Photography-4th edition) said to use borax but other recent
> >> >references say to use water.
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> >> >Is there a reason for borax versus water?
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> >> >Thanks
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> >> >Bruce
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Received on Thu Feb 23 13:51:38 2006