Digital BW, The Print

On 16-04-14 02:02, mrjimbo2 wrote:
> Just a few thoughts on this if I may... I used to do many art shows every year.. Out gassing used to make me nuts.. I had a travel kit that would allow me to dis-assemble and re-assemble framed pieces with me all the time. Typically the kiss of death was when the piece got heated up and it was especially tuff if the piece had a lot of dark colors that would absorb the heat and hold it..
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> So I also shot and processed film here and have a great Arkay stainless steel vertical dryer.. I started processing prints thru it and it honestly really made a difference.. It has both blower and a heat system and vents to outside the cabinet. The air is moving in this thing all the time.....you can still put the piece in enough heat and it will always make it outgas some more.. seriously however I feel that this maybe solved 85/95 % of my issues. I can stand up a rolled 60 inch print in this thing by removing the interior wire shelves.. Their efficient, you can "overdry" a piece pretty quickly but of course they will settle in at the local humidity level when the dust settles..
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> So no it doesn't totally solve the problem but it the closest thing I've found so far.. My guess is these would be cost effective now as not much film is getting done these days. I would honestly suggest looking into one if the shoe fits..
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> jimbo

Secondhand graphic equipment is another source for drying cabinets. Like 
the ones used to dry silkscreen emulsions and offset plates. They are 
usually horizontal which may influence the drying for RC papers. If 
large enough they are usable for canvas varnishes etc too. I have one 
for silkscreen frames. Most of the time I go for the drying tunnel 
though as it has air jets that give a pulsed airflow on the surface and 
the transport band can go really slow.

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