Digital BW, The Print

Paul:
The flattest man-made product is MDF (medium density fiberboard.) The
melamime board is on a standard particle board surface which is not as
flat and can exhibit swelling with changes in humidity (i.e. hung over a
darkroom sink.) One thing that will help the melamime to remain flat is
to use the melamime iron-on edging to seal the edges. My preference
though would be to apply plastic laminate (Formica, Wilsonart, etc) to
mdf board (top, bottom and edges.)
S.
 
Stan Shire
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Photographic Imaging
Community College of Philadelphia
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Roark [mailto:paul.roark@...] 
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 1:42 AM
To: DigitalB&WPrint
Subject: [Digital BW] Coating -- 16x20s
 
The last time I reported my progress on scaling up to a 16x20, I noted
that
I had some unevenness, perhaps due, in part, to my less-than-ideal
counter
top and working surface.

I have now upgraded to a 1/4" thick glass and a flatter counter top
(melamine-coated particle board -- still not perfectly flat but OK).
Additionally, I used a towel between the counter top and the glass.
Finally, I used two pieces of butcher paper between the glass and the
bottom
of the print.

I'm happy to report the 16x20 I just coated looks fine.  There is no
apparent unevenness.

So, the coating system definitely scales to 16x20.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com



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