Cut sheets of Kodak Endura paper

Whoever is thinking about cutting down kodak paper - it is totally worth it. Super cheap for more paper than you can use, compared to B&W. Thick, high quality paper with really nice colours. And the future is uncertain so enjoy colour printing while the paper is cheap and abundant. Cutting the stuff down is really not that bad

wyofilm said:

Ciocc,

Thanks for 'taking the hit'. I was curious about this paper and am the OP on the thread. I will pass on this paper.

Jason

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You don't have a choice. He's sold out. ;-)

AgX said:

I overlooked that money-back guarantee. <remainder snipped>

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I elected to return the paper for a full refund since the seller provided a return shipping label.

Two weeks ago I bought a roll of Endura Premier (12" x 88m) from Ag-Photographic. Ordered on Tuesday lunchtime and delivered on Thursday lunchtime. I finally cut a few sheets from it and it worked without any trouble. All I needed was to build a holder for the roll. Together with my Kaiser Easycut 2 (cutter with circular knife, darkroom safe) and a coated, wooden board, that is level with the cutter, it is a simple cutting system. I use reference sheets in the desired size to pull through the exact length from the roll. Those first six sheets were a bit slow coming, having to figure it all out in total darkness, but it'll get faster as I go.

I already exposed those sheets and they came out perfectly. I used some of it as test strips and printed the full image on my old supply and it matches.

Also worth noting is that the roll is in a single composite bag. It has an outer paper and an inner plastic layer that are fused together. No separate inner bag inside the outer one. Care should be taken not to accidentally rip it open on a sharp corner or similar. The good people at ag-photographic placed it in a box that fits the single roll like a glove. I'm keeping it in it.

I checked Ag-Photographic and noted that all the sudden they have no Kodak paper in stock. Seems I'm leaving a trail of no availability behind. Unless that is a glitch on their website I'm glad I ordered right away.

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And I agree that the term "new" is a difficult one, especially as it may have different meanings in different languages. For instance over here there is no term as "new, old stock". [/QUOTE]

In terms of paper I think you are being extremely generous. While there may legitimately be new, old stock in terms of items like say film reels, tanks etc. New as in unused, never opened paper that is now, say, 10 years old is disingenuous to say the least. Some things which remain unused are as good as new irrespective of age, other things and film and paper fall into this category cannot truthfully be classified this way.

pentaxuser

If one reads what I said before on this issue in this thread and if you quoted my last post on this in full, one would see that I am not that generous. The same for the backing paper issue.
What I wanted to say, here in an international forum, is that meaning of words may be different, and thus expectations. In one society "new" may mean "unused", in another "not older than..." in another "having the same characteristics as made today".

lantau said:

All I needed was to build a holder for the roll. Together with my Kaiser Easycut 2 (cutter with circular knife, darkroom safe) and a coated, wooden board, that is level with the cutter, it is a simple cutting system.

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I work the same way, but I tape a guide/stop to the table at the desired length. Works like a charm.

koraks said:

I work the same way, but I tape a guide/stop to the table at the desired length. Works like a charm.

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I have a metal ruler that I'm planning to use for that in future. But if I want to cut a few sheets, in different formats (e.g. 30x24 and 30x10 for 15x10) I will use template sheets. I would have to pack away the roll to move the ruler with the lights on.

Why template sheets? A set of two length arrrests, each for one type of cutting, would be more practicable.