Yesterday I was doing the second hypo and selenium tone on a few are prints my son made. I have forgotten what a pain this is.
Anyway after endless washes I squeegeed the 11x14`s dry and put them into my blotter stack electric drier. These are driers with blotters interleaved with corrugated cardboard and air is blown thru the corrugations. This type makes the most flat prints of all methods I have ever tried and I tried them all. Normally get a slight curve the long way and no wavy edges or compound curve areas. Easy to mount.
When checking for the prints to be dry I found a print I made at least 10 years ago on Kodak Elite. I removed it and put it on the table. This print is flat a a pancake. It looks like a wet print on glass.
Moral of story is if you have time to wait, dead flat FB prints can be achieved.
Please don`t tell me you have a secret method with screens, clothes pins, back to back counter mounts, blotter books. Tried them all and none come close to blotter stack drier. Only problem is they are impossible to buy today.
Anyway after endless washes I squeegeed the 11x14`s dry and put them into my blotter stack electric drier. These are driers with blotters interleaved with corrugated cardboard and air is blown thru the corrugations. This type makes the most flat prints of all methods I have ever tried and I tried them all. Normally get a slight curve the long way and no wavy edges or compound curve areas. Easy to mount.
When checking for the prints to be dry I found a print I made at least 10 years ago on Kodak Elite. I removed it and put it on the table. This print is flat a a pancake. It looks like a wet print on glass.
Moral of story is if you have time to wait, dead flat FB prints can be achieved.
Please don`t tell me you have a secret method with screens, clothes pins, back to back counter mounts, blotter books. Tried them all and none come close to blotter stack drier. Only problem is they are impossible to buy today.