FotoDave@aol.com
Fri, 04 Jun 1999 10:23:01 -0400 (EDT)
In a message dated 6/4/99 3:54:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
KINGNAPOLEONPHOTO@compuserve.com writes:
> As the first message I saw on this list when I resubscribed said that I
> was'the guy who had been pushing ossein', I thought it best to set out,
> briefly, to what uses I had put it including carbon printing. In each one
> of uses, except one, I have found that I got good to excellent results.
I read through your message, but I couldn't find specifically what ossein is
best for. :)
> Comparative tests demonstrated that gelatine off the supermarket shelf gave
> better results than ossein for making carbon tissue. It is also worth
> remembering that if one is using ossein for sizing prints, where platinum
> is included in the light sensitive solution, it is advisable to keep the
> strength down to 1%.
I am not familiar with ossein, deionized or not, so does it need hardening at
all (I mean for use as size)?
Dave S
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