Paul
Indeed. No more dry mounting, or flattening of fiber prints for this
kid either- and I'm glad my judgment to not get rid of the press too
hastily bore fruit.
I used fresh sheets of blotting paper, and no residue that I could see
(and I did examine it under a loupe) stuck to the paper. That's not too
surprising because I've never had a problem with this
on any of the fiber papers that I've pressed over the years.
Clean, dust free paper is the key. Any dirt on the blotter will
pockmark the paper.
Regards,
Wolf Kutnahorsky.
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" <
paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Wolf,
>
> Good idea. My press is just sitting there looking for a useful job to sa=
ve
> it from the trash heap. (I hope to never again dry mount a 16x20.)
>
> I was trying not to touch the surface of the paper. Did the blotter
> paper/press have any effect on the surface or leave any debris?
>
> Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wolfkphotos [mailto:wolfkutnahorskyphotos@r...]
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 10:13 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> Subject: [Digital BW] Flattening roll paper curl- a solution
>
>
> 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 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
>
>
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