[Jewelry making - Article 00026] - Re: [Orchid] [Techniques] Photoetching

[Rene Roberts]

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    Katherine, re PnP transfers and uneven heat, etc., you said to
    turn the iron upside down and place the metal on top. I'm not
    sure I understand how this would work. I take it you mean you're
    heating the metal from underneath, and the PnP is on top of the
    metal. But how are you applying pressure to the PnP to get the
    image to stick? I like your idea of the waffle iron. I read
    somewhere else that someone used a dry mount press (used for
    photos). I wish these weren't so pricey. 

    My problem with the PnP "warping" has not been because the iron
    is too hot, I don't think. The film itself doesn't "bubble"; just
    that when larger areas of black are transferred, air tend to get
    trapped. I think this has something to do with the design, as
    well. Line drawings don't seem to have this problem. Also, when
    I've turned the temperature of the iron down, the image won't
    transfer at all. It's just a problem that seems to occur when
    using larger pieces of PnP. 

    Re: gray scales: I once has some of my images with grays printed
    on the PnP with a laser printer. The screen setting used by the
    printer created an ultra-fine cross-hatch on the print, which
    transferred to the metal as a "gray", especially when the metal
    was darkened a little and buffed back. I was amazed at the
    detail. A copier would have never done this. 

Rene
No. Calif.

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