Digital BW, The Print

Bo,

What's wrong with what you probably have already? Tygon vacuum tubing
R-3603???

http://www.tygon.com/new/europe/english/en_europe_index.html

Nij


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sm7bxd [mailto:sm7bxd@...]
> Sent: 15 May 2002 01:04
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: RED ALERT - Attension - MIS Black!
>
>
> Nij,
>
> no problems by that - I buy another 1290 - I can afford that./smile/
> Cpmpared to my "Hassle-Blades" Minolta Multi pro etc etc it's a minor
> cost.
> It's expensive and it's fun - LET's have fun!
>
> I bought the tubes from MIS - they are cheap as other real stuff
> costs - I have also learnt that every system like this are using this
> tubeset - none of them have the more expensive ones.
>
> For the wentholes - I have a simple but irriytating solution I have
> made plastic cones (Not Cones plastic /smile/) that I place in this
> holes when not in use - but they are not "automatic" - I can forget
> them.
> Erlier I used a plastic bag with a damp piece of cloth to get 100%
> rel humidity taped it - and it works as well but look rediculous when
> custumers came for looking at my gear....aren't we some sort of
> crazy...but we photographers are as well some sort of "artists" ...
> and dont like that - ahhh plastic bags.hmm....
>
> Have just made an investigation by friends (hospital engineer and
> designer for apperatures, also been at
> http://nalgenelab.nalgenunc.com/products/catalog/category.asp?
> catId=173
>
> The Nalgene place to have a look - it look promising.
>
> Words to use here : The common tubes are permeable letting fluid out
> and avaporate AND absorbtic letting air in (It's a two way
> interference here) (I don't know air may corrogate some chemicals and
> gibving them other colors, changing the chemical formulas etc etc.
>
>
> What I need now for RR (Rolls Roys) is what I have learnt are tubes
> made of "Tetrafluoroethelene" that is both absorbtion and
> permationrestistent. I now Nalgen have them - but are expensive - but
> I dont care!
> However, are they elastic enought to give it an easy go or do I have
> to heat them to have the right bend and mobility?
>
> They also do have selflocking connections - that could make it easy to
> maintenace the tubes now and then!
>
> It is to remember that the tubes has a far greater relative area to
> the air than the bottles - so for me it's obvious (also by my
> incedent) that this is of great importance to evaluate the systems.
> Ok this was the first indikation with MIS "double black" that has a
> lot of carbonparticles in it - however in the long term every tube is
> affected and build up - to stiff grease like things - that can't be
> good at all. Investigated the other tubes as well - and they also
> have grease - but not that much!
>
> So when printing - are You happy wityh the blacks - if not I know
> where it's hidden./call me and I'll tell You - smile/
>
> Du Pont have alo such tubes - but not on the web! And I'm certain
> that industri fellows can help me to further deliverants!
>
> I don't care if the tubes are single - it's easy to connect them with
> some sort of silicone every 5 cm or so or why not tape them with
> different colors - making it look like cobras /smile/ - have a
> suggestion for that one?
>
> The hunt goes on!
>
> Help appreciated! For sure!
>
>
> Thanks Ninj!
>
> Regards
>
> Bo Wrangborg
> Made in Sweden
>