Dry fiber with dry press

Jessestr · Feb 23, 2016

I recently saw someone putting a fiber print (after final wash) directly into the dry press.

See at 4:26

Is that a good way to dry a fiber print? I thought dry presses were used to mount the photo...

Thanks

Sirius Glass · Feb 23, 2016

A drum dryer is a better idea. Depending on the dry press, the metal can warp or corrode.

pschwart · Feb 23, 2016

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Jessestr said:
I recently saw someone putting a fiber print (after final wash) directly into the dry press.

See at 4:26

Is that a good way to dry a fiber print? I thought dry presses were used to mount the photo...

Thanks

That's a print dryer in the video, not a dry mounting press.

RobC · Feb 23, 2016

that looks like one of these which is a printdryer with glazing sheet for high gloss FB prints

https://www.macodirect.de/en/darkro.../maco-ecomat-professional-dryer-51x65cm?c=673

bence8810 · Feb 23, 2016

I have a dryer like that (and also a press).
With the clothed dryer you put the paper in wet indeed. If you need gloss you put it face down on a ferro plate, if no gloss is needed you put if face up facing the cloth.

With the press you need a dried print to start.

Ben

Neal · Feb 24, 2016

Dear Jessestr,

If you like a high gloss finish (and I do), it is a great way to dry a print.

Neal Wydra

lauffray · Feb 24, 2016

bence8810 said:
I have a dryer like that (and also a press).
With the clothed dryer you put the paper in wet indeed. If you need gloss you put it face down on a ferro plate, if no gloss is needed you put if face up facing the cloth.

With the press you need a dried print to start.

Ben

You have a heat press ??

DREW WILEY · Feb 26, 2016

I wouldn't want to routinely do it. There are parts of presses that rust. To much moisture could also prematurely break down the rubber backing pad;
and those aren't cheap.

MartinP · Feb 28, 2016

DREW WILEY said:
I wouldn't want to routinely do it. There are parts of presses that rust. To much moisture could also prematurely break down the rubber backing pad;
and those aren't cheap.

I don't have a dry-mounting press but that sounds like very reasonable precautions. The OP mis-identified the equipment being used in the video as it actually shows someone using a print-dryer with a glazing-sheet, in the usual way.

Neil Poulsen · Mar 11, 2016

I remember taking a B&W class at Oregon State years ago. We were explicitly told, if we were caught putting a wet print into the drymount press, we would receive an "F" in the class.

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