Print Dryers

[Uncle Bill]

I am wondering if there any words of wisdom on using print dryers with fibre prints? I have one made by Premier and I am wondering how warm and how long?

Bill

 

[Mark_S]

I use an Omega Drum dryer for my fibre prints. I place the prints face down on the canvas. There are two controls, one for speed, and one for temp and I think that I have the speed set to about 1/3 full speed, and the temp set to about 1/2 full temp. I arrived at these values through trial and error - I set the temp to about 1/2 which seemed to be the lowest temp that I could use to get fully dry prints, and then used the fastest speed which would result in a dry, flat print.

 

[Bruce Osgood]

If you have a thermostat set it to 120/130-F and experiemnt for time. Place the image side to the canvass --- make sure the canvas is CLEAN, and without chemical stain. A squegeed print should dry in a couple/few minutes.

 

[Roger Hicks]

I use an Omega Drum dryer for my fibre prints. I place the prints face down on the canvas. There are two controls, one for speed, and one for temp and I think that I have the speed set to about 1/3 full speed, and the temp set to about 1/2 full temp. I arrived at these values through trial and error - I set the temp to about 1/2 which seemed to be the lowest temp that I could use to get fully dry prints, and then used the fastest speed which would result in a dry, flat print.

I'd add that hardening fixer (with the consequent greatly extended washing) is a good idea, or there is no small danger of lint from the blanket sticking to the print. If you use the other side (i.e. glaze the prints), you can use a non-hardening fixer with impunity BUT you will get traditional glazed prints.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Uncle Bill]

To update, the print dryer worked like a charm. The prints dried flat and I am happy.