How Do You "Handle" Paper in Open Tray?

[RedSun]

You might want to check the temperature of you chemicals. If it's too warm, the emulsion will get softer and more susceptible to scratches. When I use print tongs, I insert the tong under the print, then squeeze it and gently lift it out of the tray. Your chemicals has to be deep enough. About and 1 1/2" or deeper.

I'm not sure if we need that deep of chemicals. Well, it depends on the size of the tray and the print. I have a medium size tray and the chemicals are about 1/2" to 3/4" deep. As I mentioned before, my chemicals are about 60F, on the cold side.

 

[Vaughn]

Better than a signature!

And occasionally a beard hair will end up in the pigmented gelatin when I make carbon prints. A DNA record (and I suppose a record of any drugs I might have used!)

 

[Dr Croubie]

And occasionally a beard hair will end up in the pigmented gelatin when I make carbon prints. A DNA record (and I suppose a record of any drugs I might have used!)

Totally OT, but there's a very expensive wine around here that, to counter imitation, actually embedded some of the grape's DNA in a spot on the label.
If anyone thinks their bottle is a fake, test the DNA, and you can prove it's real or not.

...

Except the part that they hadn't thought of, in that now anyone in the world wishing to copy said wine can now obtain the DNA and use it to clone their own identical grape variety.

Watch out, now someone with your fingerprint / DNA / Drugs can clone you and steal your identity!

 

[RedSun]

Seems like glove is the way to go with large print. Especially with fiber paper since rotary drum is not recommended.