Digital BW, The Print

If you are using roll paper that fits a 1200, why don't you get the roll 
paper holder?

The 1200 was designed to let you feed roll paper, so flattening it before you 
print should be unnecessary.

On Sunday 24 Mar 2002 5:56 pm, wolfkphotos wrote:
> 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\ufffd 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
>