Re: carbon transfer in hot countries...

Just a couple ideas to play with:

To cool trays with solutions, place ice cubes in plastic bags (like
Zip-Locks) and place them in the bath with gentle mixing. They will cool the
solution without diluting it.

Or, place a smaller tray into a larger tray with the larger tray holding ice
or refrigerator chilled water.

When I was in a really hot climate once, I also filled a tray to the very
top with ice and water, then layed a glass plate on top of the water. The
upper dry glass surface stayed cool for coating paper and transfers.

Of course, here in Fargo, ND, the issue is not being too hot, its being too
cold. 16F for highs today following the worst blizzard since 1997. Lows will
be in the single digits tonight. Come January, the whole day will be below
zero. I'll send you some ice and snow if you need some, got plenty of it
just lying around the yard.

Cheers,

Paul A. Lehman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
To: <carbon@spitbite.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [carbon] carbon transfer in hot countries...

>I live in the southeast USA where it is very hot and humid in the summer,
>actually from the beginning of May to the end of September. We keep the
>house at around 72F with air conditioning and it is easy enough to work
>carbon at that temperature. Just make sure that you sensitized with the
>solution fairly cold. I use it right out of the refrigerator at about
>45F.The major problem I have in working carbon in the summer months is lack
>of cool water, since during 3-4 months the tap water at my house is between
>75-80F. I can pull enough from the refrigerator to make one or two prints
>but I generally avoid heavy printing of carbon at this time.
>
> Sandy
>
>
>>Hi,
>>who's got experience working with carbon transfer in warm environments
>>(25°C and up)?
>>I could get temperatures down to around 23-24°C with air-conditioning,
>>what are major problems under these circumstances, reticulation of the
>>gel?
>>
>>Thanks for inspirations.
>>
>>Sidney
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