Digital BW, The Print

Hey Mark,
I think at this point you have to many possible and not enough evidence to really say what the cause was. However I think their has been enough discussion that based on a few assumptions you could get to a few possibilities. It could have been a flaw in the receptor coating..Or it could be the result of expansive humidity changes.. possibly exposure to light or heat..  I think your right to send the culprit print or at least cuts from it to the supplier to get their nickel on it. I doubt that it was the hinge material at this point but the issue did occur it seemed in it's presence. 
Realistically their are still a lot of unknowns in our craft. The biggest influence thing I've become aware of in my years of doing this is humidity both in our shop and where the piece is displayed and of course the light it's subjected while on display in a clients environment..
So all that being said what's going to be different this time?

jimbo

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Savoia 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 6:25 AM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Print "cracking" issue


    
  I hope I was not misleading anyone with me calling it "cracking" where it really looks like (other things to describe it) streak, spider web, lightning bolt, just no ink on paper.

  Since I have no way of showing anyone this think of it if you were to shoot at a piece of paper with a water pistol and them print over that, the ink would not stick where the water blocked it. This is an extreme description because they are so small I had to us a lighted loupe to see it. Does that make sense?

  Tom,
  Just about sea level, super modern house (its been in Architectural Digest - glass, stainless steel, and stone)

  Mark
  http://www.stillrivereditions.com

  On Jul 7, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Tom Fielder wrote:

  > Just another guess -
  > 
  > The print touching the plex must have had an effect. On the other hand,
  > cracking (of any material) is stress related and caused by either humidity
  > or atmospheric pressure (less likely). 
  > 
  > Atmospheric pressure (unlikely, but possible): Where are you located? What
  > elevation? Where is the print located? Elevation? I might think about
  > the elevation of the paper factory; however, this problem has occurred
  > beginning from the elevation where the print was produced. 
  > 
  > Humidly : I'm assuming that your client has an expensive house. If he has
  > a modern (last decade) heating and cooling system, he likely has
  > sophisticated humidity controls allowing him to seriously de-humidify his
  > home. If so, that could likely crack a Photo Rag. Think about a print
  > produced on the coast in say Charleston, SC and then hung in death valley
  > (Racetrack?). That print is going to crack. 
  > 
  > Another person's 2 cents -
  > 
  > Tom



  

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