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Mayer Rod Coating

Mayer Rod Coating

2003-08-07 by jmoore172002

For those who are interested.....

I am about to experiment for the first time coating my PiezoBW 
prints. I just placed an order for a Mayer rod with RD Specialites; 
their website is www.rdspecialties.com.

Here is what I ordered: #30 Mayer Production Rod: This is a 1/2" 
diameter rod, 20" long, with 15" of #30 wire coverage centered on the 
rod; both rod and wire are stainless steel.

The price: $14 + $5 shipping. Seems like a fair price to me.

At the recommendation of others in this group, I am going to first 
experiment with Hydrocote Polyshield, satin finish.

I'll get back to you with the results.

Re: [Digital BW] Mayer Rod Coating

2003-08-07 by Robert Morrison

That's exactly what you need.  ~You will also want a 1/2" piece of glass
to use as a flat surface, some means
of tacking down the print, masking tape will work and will also need a
large syringe for applying the
hydrocote in a bead at one edge of the paper in order to draw it down
with the Mayer rod.

Robert
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On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 08:52  AM, jmoore172002 wrote:

> For those who are interested.....
>
> I am about to experiment for the first time coating my PiezoBW
> prints. I just placed an order for a Mayer rod with RD Specialites;
> their website is www.rdspecialties.com.
>
> Here is what I ordered: #30 Mayer Production Rod: This is a 1/2"
> diameter rod, 20" long, with 15" of #30 wire coverage centered on the
> rod; both rod and wire are stainless steel.
>
> The price: $14 + $5 shipping. Seems like a fair price to me.
>
> At the recommendation of others in this group, I am going to first
> experiment with Hydrocote Polyshield, satin finish.
>
> I'll get back to you with the results.
>
>
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RE: [Digital BW] Mayer Rod Coating

2003-08-07 by Ed Mathews

Any chance you could take some digital photos of this process as you go
along?  The bead or amount of Polysheild you end up using would be
especially helpful.  I would be happy to post them on my site for
everyone to see if you need a place for them.

Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jmoore172002 [mailto:jeffmoore17@...] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:52 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Mayer Rod Coating
> 
> 
> For those who are interested.....
> 
> I am about to experiment for the first time coating my PiezoBW 
> prints. I just placed an order for a Mayer rod with RD Specialites; 
> their website is www.rdspecialties.com.
> 
> Here is what I ordered: #30 Mayer Production Rod: This is a 1/2" 
> diameter rod, 20" long, with 15" of #30 wire coverage centered on the 
> rod; both rod and wire are stainless steel.
> 
> The price: $14 + $5 shipping. Seems like a fair price to me.
> 
> At the recommendation of others in this group, I am going to first 
> experiment with Hydrocote Polyshield, satin finish.
> 
> I'll get back to you with the results.
> 
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Re: [Digital BW] Mayer Rod Coating

2003-08-07 by Robert Morrison

The size of bead completely depends on the paper, the rod and the size  
of the print that you are coating...so you just need to determine by  
experiment.  I use about 4-5ml of Hydrocote for an 8x10 final print  
with a #30 rod with Eclipse.  The key is to spread the bead out...but  
not all the way to the edge of the paper because the bead spreads as  
you drawdown.  I almost always trim 2-3 inches at the top, 1 inch at  
the bottom and 1/2" on the sides after the print is dry.

Robert
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On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 02:09  PM, Ed Mathews wrote:

> Any chance you could take some digital photos of this process as you go
> along?  The bead or amount of Polysheild you end up using would be
> especially helpful.  I would be happy to post them on my site for
> everyone to see if you need a place for them.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
> http://lightandsilver.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jmoore172002 [mailto:jeffmoore17@...]
>> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:52 AM
>> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [Digital BW] Mayer Rod Coating
>>
>>
>> For those who are interested.....
>>
>> I am about to experiment for the first time coating my PiezoBW
>> prints. I just placed an order for a Mayer rod with RD Specialites;
>> their website is www.rdspecialties.com.
>>
>> Here is what I ordered: #30 Mayer Production Rod: This is a 1/2"
>> diameter rod, 20" long, with 15" of #30 wire coverage centered on the
>> rod; both rod and wire are stainless steel.
>>
>> The price: $14 + $5 shipping. Seems like a fair price to me.
>>
>> At the recommendation of others in this group, I am going to first
>> experiment with Hydrocote Polyshield, satin finish.
>>
>> I'll get back to you with the results.
>>
>>
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