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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Coating - again...

2003-07-31 by Robert Morrison

Sorry, forgot to mention that...you definitely want the 1/2" rod.

Robert


On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 12:38  PM, johngeyles wrote:

>> Call them for pricing. You need a #30 Mayer rod.  to coat a 13 x19
>> piece of paper you will want 14" inch of wire coverage so the final
> rod
>> length should probably be about 20 inches.
>
> Another parameter is rod diameter - thicker will flex less.  The
> guy says there's no real downside to higher diameter so I priced the
> highest 1/2" thickness.   It was $14 + $5 S&H.  Pretty affordable !
>
>> Remember that you will not
>> be able to coat the entire 13 x19 sheet using a mayer rod...check
> the
>> past posts on this...there is waste around the edges that will need
> to
>> be trimmed.
>
> Where you tape the paper down, no ?
>
> Thanks for explaning the advantage over RC paper with Krylon.
> When/if this Oriental fiber-based glossy paper comes along, will
> there still be some advantage to the PUR-onto-matte approach, or
> will it effectively become obsolete ?
>
> Thanks, John
>
>
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