DARKROOM - DRYING
 
TRANSLYTE FB PRINT DRYER

The bane of the archivally minded printer, but they do dry fibre-based prints quickly, and can produce a high surface sheen with glossy papers. This is a traditional design, using a heated chassis with a curved top surface, around which a tensioned fabric blanket is stretched, pressing the fibre-based print down onto it.
 
Code
Product
Net
+VAT
36 892
Translyte FB Paper Dryer
127.66
150.00


FIBREGLASS SCREEN MESH

Fibreglass mesh drying is one of only a few methods of drying prints to a good standard of archival permanence. The fibreglass material is inert with high tensile strength, which when plastic coated forms an inert air permeable surface that will not absorb moisture or chemical contamination. Periodically the screen can be rinsed to prevent any build-up of chemical residue. If you would prefer to make up your own screens, we have the plain fibreglass mesh in 48 in width, which we sell by the metre. The colour is mid-grey. One convenient form of ready-made support is an artists canvas stretcher.
 Fibreglass screen mesh
 
Code
Product
Net
+VAT
46 355
Drying Screen Mesh 1m
6.00
7.05


ARCHIVAL BLOTTER

Wood & acid free, heavy 300 gsm 17 x 24 in sold in packs of 10 and 50 sheets. The idea of drying in blotters is to put the FB print through several stages of drying, each time with fresh dry blotters, so you need plenty of them.
A suggested sequence is squeegee the wet prints and then put them into the first set of blotters. Place them under reasonable pressure. Leave them for 20 minutes, then take them out and put them into new blotters for 2 hours. Finally, put the prints into more fresh blotter and leave till dry, which is probably overnight. It sounds rather involved, but should result in prints that need no futher flattening.
 Archival blotter
 
Code
Product/ size/ quantity
Net
+VAT
37 891
Archival Blotter 300 gsm 17x24 in / 10
3.36
3.95
38 679
Archival Blotter 300 gsm 17x24 in / 50
13.46
15.82

 
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