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Coating Glass Plates
Hello to All,
Those of you who have read my posts on this Forum know that I have a pair of hands that are just not connected to my Brain. On top of that, all of my glass plate coating must be done in total darkness, with only a relatively cheap IR monocal. I have tryed the traditional pouring of emulsion; glass rod draw downs;and steel Meyer Rod draw downs. All these methods have given me problems, both with the quality of th coating and with making a big mess, as well as wasting good emulsion on the floor.
Last night I tried,sucsesfully, the method that Denise Ross uses. She has described it in detail somewhere on this forum or on her website www.thelightfarm.com. Basicly, A catheter syringe is used to slowly lay down a coating on a glass plate nestled closely in a glass frame, slightly higher than the glass plate itself.
This method is the easiest, cleanest method that I have ever tried. I highly recommend it.
If I can do it, anyone can!
Cheers,
Bill
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Bill,
Can I get a decent film density range for carbon transfer printing from home-made emulsion? Also, I don't want to use glass plates. Do you know
how well does polyester sheets take emulsion?
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Hi Andrew,
I am certain that you can get negatives with sufficiant D-max for carbon printing. My most recent emulsions are as black as my sense of humor. As for printing on polyester,IDK. I have no interest. Denise Ross has published on this forum about her sucessful coating on untreated Melanex.
Bill
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Andrew, at the GEH emulsion workshop I coated some AZO emulsion on photoformulary's subbed Estar Melinex and it worked great. I haven't shot or developed it yet, but this is a very easy product to work with.
You might also consider trying Dura-Lar's "prepared" (gel-coated) surface. Might also be called "wet media"??
From the film shooters will rise a well developed practice of the alternative processes that, in time, will be adopted in the age of the digital image to free it from the extreme boringness of pressing print.
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 Originally Posted by wildbillbugman
Last night I tried,sucsesfully, the method that Denise Ross uses. She has described it in detail somewhere on this forum or on her website www.thelightfarm.com. Basicly, A catheter syringe is used to slowly lay down a coating on a glass plate nestled closely in a glass frame, slightly higher than the glass plate itself.
This method is the easiest, cleanest method that I have ever tried. I highly recommend it.
If I can do it, anyone can!
Cheers,
Bill
That sounds like a great subject for a You Tube video. What size of a plate did you coat?
Michael
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Michael,
All of my plates ar 5x7. That is the size I will be using should I ever get around to making art with these emulsions.,
Bill
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I have a prototype glass plate coater that you guys should try sometime. I have coated about 4 plates at one time using it.
Results are quite good.
PE
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Originally Posted by Photo Engineer
I have a prototype glass plate coater that you guys should try sometime. I have coated about 4 plates at one time using it.
Results are quite good.
PE
PE,
By "you guys" to whom are you reffering? I would be happy to try it. But Buffalo,NY, or wherever you are, is a long way from S.B.,CA ! Is this the same coater that your machinist was having trouble with the base bending? I remember, at your workshop 4 years ago, you were explaning the problem . I never heared anything else about it. It was a big chunk of high quality stainless steel.
Bill
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