Digital BW, The Print

On 12/11/02 6:36 AM, "Mark Tucker <mark@...>"
<mark@...> wrote:

> Personally, for large prints, I think the Mayer Rod is a complete
> waste of time. No way. The error factor is much higher there than
> with spraying. I have gotten much better with spraying, but the
> question is: do I want to be a sprayer? (Quick answer: no way in
> hell).

What rod do you have?  Its critical that you have the right one for the
solution that you are using, otherwise it will be difficult to impossible to
get good results. Rod coating is the way that most of the ink jet papers
that we use are actually made...either a rod or an air knife.  Admittedly
these are automated processes...but it would certainly possible to have a
simple set up made with some rollers, a rod holder and a liquid applicator.
My guess is that it would less expensive than a commercial laminator machine
where you can do prints that are as large as you want to laminate.  You
would simple pull the paper through the rollers by hand.  This is very close
to what is done commercially with rod coating.  No one sprays in the
commercial paper coating market.

Robert