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PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT DRYING x DRYER (PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT) x PRINT DRYING (PHOTOGRAPHIC) xx PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT PROCESSING Tip on using coarse-mesh screen-printing fabric on photo drying frames. Fabricate a window-shade style pull-out print dryer screen that attaches to a wall. Compact print drying compartment consists of a clothes bag equipped with fiberglass air filters as "shelves" to hold the prints. Print-drying system consists of a "Closet Maid" seven-drawer frame modified to hold aluminum window screens. Inexpensive print drying screen made by stretching plastic screening over an opening cut in corrugated cardboard. Build this simple screen drying rack to air-dry prints. The finished rack holds eight drying screens. Each screen is 20"x30". Up to 48 8x10's can be dryed at once. Uses fiberglss-reinforced screening which can't absorb hypo and contribute to future contamination. Master printing. Lesson 5. Print dry down. How to compensate for loss of print contrast after they are dry. One method involves test prints. A second method utilizes an enlarger stabilizer. Advice on the use of a wetting agent (such as Kodak Photo-Flo) to facilitate air-drying of black-and-white prints. Description of the ferrotyping (glazing) process used to produce glossy prints on fiber-based paper. Build an archival print drying system. Simple wooden cabinet holds eleven frames covered with fiberglass screen. Dimensions may be selected to suit. Tip: Make a resin-coated print drying rack from coathangers and wood. Everything you ever wanted to know about print drying. Tips on why ferrotyping may not always produce a perfectly glossy finish. Getting prints dry. What you need to know to do it right. Includes tips on making your own drying rack with fiberglass drying screens. Tip: Improve the gloss on RC paper by drying with an infrared lamp. Tip on achieving perfectly flat b&w prints, without wavy borders, even when using single-weight paper. Tip: A print squeegeeing surface is attached to the wall above a darkroom sink. The surface is a plastic ceiling panel. Est. cost: $7. Tip: Plastic phonograph record storage racks and a wooden frame form a drying rack for RC prints. How to make your own fiberglass drying screens. Tips on using ferrotype plates. Fighting the big curl. How to get your fiber prints both dry and flat. Tip: Use hot air popcorn poppers to dry hands and prints in a photo darkroom. Tip: How to dry Cibachrome prints with a hair dryer in the presence of steam. The steam keeps dust from settling on the print. Tip: Use an acrylic cookbook stand to hold wet prints while they are squeegeed. Design for a combination film and print drying rack. Built from 2"x3" and 1"x2" pine. Overall dimensions: 24"x48"x72" tall. Tip on speeding-up the drying of B&W RC prints using a squeegee and a foam paint roller. Tip: Make your own print squeegee from a bottom-edge door sweeper. Simple box uses a hair dryer to dry one or two prints at a time. Tip on using a microwave oven to dry test prints. Tips on keeping prints flat. Taking things for "granite". Three photographic myths are exposed using research and/or simple tests. (1) Depth of field and focus. (2) Enlarger light sources. (3) Print dry-down. Film washer and print dryer are each made from trash cans. Technique for using blotter rolls to dry and prevent curl in photographic prints. Black & white image stability. Part 2. Post-processing care of emulsions. Film and print drying cabinet made from plywood. Electric heater provides movement of heated air. Furnace filter keeps out dust. Rack holds six 14"x20" ferrotype plates. Electric glossy print dryer uses four light bulbs. Compact matte print dryer (non-electric). Drain prints on plate glass rack before drying. Print dryer is basically a simple framework covered with fiberglass screening. Relys on air drying, instead of heat. Use for RC (resin coated) papers. How to stop print curling. Three accessories, (1) portable safelight, (2) white room light that is easily turned on and off with elbow, and (3) hypo tank cover which doubles as a preliminary print dryer. Use of print flattening solutions discussed. How to remove the curl from old prints. Other ideas to remove the curl from prints. Four tips on eliminating print curl. Tips on minimizing print curling during heat drying by removing excessive moisture and then drying face up. The correct way to prepare and use ferrotype tins. Simple plywood print press will take the curl out of photographic prints as they dry. Already dry prints can be moistened and re-pressed in order to flatten. Dry resin-coated (RC) paper by squeegeeing out extra water on an old towel, then hang the prints up to dry with clothespins. Tip: Convert a deep-dish drying rack to dry RC paper. Tip: Use mosquito nets to dry oversize prints. Tip: Make your own print-drying rack from a piece of wood and several coat hangers. Tip: Make an RC print-drying rack from child's "Tinker Toys". Tip: How to dry prints in a microwave oven. Tip: Uncurl photographic prints by running them around a typewriter platten. Build your own RC print drying racks that can be stacked up. A wooden frame is strung with nylon fishing line. Each frame holds four 8x10 prints. Tip: Use a phonograph record storage rack to dry RC prints. Space saving roll-up print dryer for RC papers is made from fiberglass screening and some wood. Combine a window shade roller and some fiberglass screening to make a collapsible print drying rack. Make archival print drying screens from wood and Fiberglas window screen. How to make a print-squeegeeing board from a piece of glass and some wood. Hang on darkroom wall or set on a flat surface. Tip: Use an automobile wiper blade as a squeegee for resin-coated prints. Essential pieces of darkroom equipment needed to start printing. Includes a tip on cleaning and polishing ferrotype tins. Tip on how to extend the life of a blotter book. How to build your own window screen-type frames for drying photographic prints. Tips on building fiberglass screens to dry either RC or fiber-based prints, plus drying tips. Tip: Make a print drying rack from small-wire garden fencing sections inserted into a wooden base. Tips on preventing rippled edges when drying prints. Tip on print drying uses a 50/50 mixture of water and alcohol to enable prints to be flattened easily. How to build an RC paper dryer. Plywood cabinet with removable plastic screens uses a small hair dryer to dry prints. Will handle 52 8x10 prints at one time. Est. cost: $25. Tinsel removes static charge from print dryer. Faster drying of photographic prints with a matte finish by using a drying frame covered with fiberglass screening. The greater air circulation speeds drying. A 60-cu. feet-per-minute air blower, plus a 1,000 watt heater element, produces a blower of either hot or cold air. Speeds drying of paint, photo prints, or just provides general air circulation. Build a double-sided photo print dryer that will dry two 8x10s on each side. Ferrotype color prints using plastic window panes. Make your own squeegee from an unused windshield wiper blade. Tip: Drip-dry rack for resin coated papers is made from a furring strip and spring-type clothes pins. Tip: Clean spots off ferrotype plates with toothpaste. Tip: Two cake cooling racks can double as a print drying rack. Non-electric print dryer made from a dish towel, wooden slats, cord and ferrotype tin. Tips on how to dry prints without it becoming a tedious bore. Tips on using blotter rolls to dry prints instead of a heat dryer. Print drying using cookie sheets and an oven set at 350 degrees. Heat from a television set will dry ferrotype prints. Homemade blotter-type paper dryer from cardboard box and photo blotting paper. Six darkroom projects. (1) cardboard light box, (2) floating tray lids, (3) spacer for focus magnifier, (4) press for flattening prints, (5) borderless enlarging easel and (6) enlarger light intensity control. David Vestal's Photo workbook. Handout #10. Fixing, washing and drying prints on regular (non-RC) paper. Process for permanence. How to fix, wash, and dry fiber-base black-and-white prints so they'll last longer than you do. Printing with fiber-base paper. How to process, wash and dry fiber-base prints. Proper technique for removing water from prints using a squeegee. Tip on drying RC prints using a plastic string, clothespins, and plastic straws. Tip on using coated-wire closet shelving as a drying rack for resin-coated prints. Tip on using the wire grill housing of a discarded fan as a carousel-style drying rack for RC prints. Print dryer consists of plastic drinking straws supported by a bed of nails inserted through a board. Make your own "blotter roll" print dryer from plastic window screening and a mailing tube. Simple non-electric device, takes the curl out of photo prints. Tip: How to take the curl out of photographic prints by rolling with a piece of dowel. How to avoid curl when drying fiber-based photo paper. | |||||||||
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