Re: More questions

Susan,

her web site is http://www.jdphotochem.com/ and you'll find there all
contact info you need.

YG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Huber" <shuber@ssisland.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:00 AM
Subject: Re: More questions

> Hi all;
> I pay the Canada Postal shipping and handling fees which are often quite a
> chunk of money to get the chemicals through customs. I deal mainly with
> Formulary in Montana and very infrequently with Bostick for the platinum
> toner for POP as I find Bostick very slow.... (over a month to get to the
> west coast of Canada).
> Does anyone have JDPhoto's web site/ e-mail address?
> Thanks,
> Susan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Venkatram Iyer" <eyeear@telus.net>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: More questions
>
>
> Hi David and Jordan,
>
> I purchase most of my chemicals from JDPhotochem, though not the ferric
> salts because I am not assured that they are free from ferrous
> contamination. I live in Kelowna, B.C., and am looking into purchasing
> gold chloride and palladium salts to use as toners and/or for alt
> procedures.
>
> If it is feasible, I would be happy to contribute towards getting a
> break on prices for all of us by placing and order along with you. Do
> let me know if this is possible.
>
> Rajul
>
> On 18-May-06, at 8:08 AM, Jordan Wosnick wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi David -- I was surprised too. Some of Nymoc's prices (they don't
> > have a catalogue that I know of, and no Web presence, so you have to
> > call them to ask about each chemical you're interested in) are about
> > double what JD Photochem charges, at least for small quantities.
> >
> > I did get some free soap samples, though.
> >
> > Any Toronto area people who want to go in on some larger quantities or
> > save on shipping from JD Photochem, just let me know.
> >
> > Jordan
> >
> > david drake wrote:
> >> Wow! I just checked out JD Photochem and they're prices are very
> >> reasonable. thanks Jordan
> >> david
> >> On 18-May-06, at 10:08 AM, Jordan Wosnick wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I bought my chemicals for VDB from Nymoc, thinking I would save
> >>> money by buying locally vs. buying from JD Photochem (I'm in
> >>> Toronto). In the end, though, Nymoc ended up being far more
> >>> expensive than JD Photochem would have been, even counting shipping.
> >>>
> >>> Guhan, I was planning on placing a JD Photochem order soon for some
> >>> silver nitrate and gold chloride. If you're interested in doing a
> >>> joint order to save on shipping, let me know!
> >>>
> >>> Jordan
> >>>
> >>> kris wrote:
> >>>> where are you in Canada?
> >>>> in Toronto, there's Nymoc for chemicals. seems to be reasonable...
> >>>> kris
> >>>> G Guhan Gunaratnam wrote:
> >>>>> Hello again,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sorry, I have a bunch of random questions...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> 1. What is the purpose of the Oxalic Acid in Ferric Oxalate
> >>>>> solutions?
> >>>>> 2. Is there a definitive reference on the web for all info on
> >>>>> chems?
> >>>>> (wikipedia seems quite good, but just wondering if there’s
> >>>>> something that’s better) - I’ve got MSDSs from Sigma-Aldrich
> >>>>> 3. What’s the process of making Potassium Chloroplatinate and
> >>>>> Palladium Chloride from its constituent elements? (not
> >>>>> planning on
> >>>>> doing this or anything, would like to read the process
> >>>>> though)
> >>>>> 4. Are there any other Canadian dealers for chems other than
> >>>>> JDPhotochem?
> >>>>> 5. When importing chems (non hazardous) into Canada, are duties
> >>>>> incurred (I know there will be PST and GST, just wonderiing
> >>>>> about
> >>>>> duty).
> >>>>> 6. Which chemicals, in dry form, have particularly short shelf
> >>>>> lives
> >>>>> (for pt/pd, kallitype, cyanotype)? - Sandy has already told
> >>>>> me
> >>>>> that Pt/Pd salts have a longer life in solution
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks a lot, any help is appreciated!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Gu
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Jordan Wosnick
> >>> jwosnick@fastmail.fm
> >> david drake photography
> >> daviddrakephoto@sympatico.ca
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Jordan Wosnick
> > jwosnick@fastmail.fm
> >
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