Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
I understand your procedure for flattening rolled paper, but being 
rather inept at fabricating gizmos of any kind, it occurred to me
that 
an easier solution was staring me in the face.
In regards to your suggestion of wetting the paper, this made me 
realise
that 
the problem of roll 
curl was identical to my old problem of flattening an air dried fiber 
print– the solution, stick it in a dry mount press while the 
paper is still damp.
I tested this with some severely curled Photo Rag 308. Using a plant 
mister filled with distilled water, I slightly dampened the back of
the 
paper (a couple of squirts) and stuck it between two 
sheets of blotting paper in my dry mount press  for 30 seconds, set
at 
175 degrees,  flipped the paper, gave it another 30 seconds, and
viola, 
no trace of curl- the paper was flat as a board. Fed 
through my 1200 like a charm.
While not everyone has a mount press,  why couldn't the same thing be 
done with an iron and a couple of sheets of blotting paper placed on
a 
flat surface? Seems to me that should work 
equally well.
This might be a quicker, easier solution than weights. Give it a try.
Regards,
Wolf Kutnahorsky