Re: Filter the glop?

Sounds like fun.

My machines rollers stick out beyond the ends of the paper and as one
can imagine they get the gelly mix on them. The rollers then have to be
removed and cleaned. The rollers are 2 inches in diameter so I was
looking for something that would stretch and go over the ends that could
be replaced and would keep the ends clean without having to remove them.
Ok, I can see you are getting the idea already. So off the Walgreens to
buy a dozen Trojans. And of course coming up behind me at the cashier
was one of my former students. Act natural I told myself.

As it turns out the edges of the rollers are a lot sharper than the
edges on the Trojans intended object and they constantly ripped when
putting them on. The floor of the machine room became littered with
ripped up pieces of condoms which caused Gordon Mark to crack a few
smiles. I've sense learned that there is a brand called Maximum or Max
or something like that that I may give a try eventually. I found out
that if you buy your condoms by the 1000's they are less than a dime a
piece.

Ah the things one learns when exploring the world of carbon printing.
Like for instance the man who invented the modern latex version was
Joseph Schmidt, of which a major company still bears his name. Schmidt's
original business was sausage packing. Ok, now go with that!

--Dick

Sandy King wrote:
> The four layers of pantyhose sounds like a good idea. But my wife quit
> using those a few years back and I am about to run out so I may have
> to go with some doubled layers of my own old cotton underwear!!
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> I just made a tissue batch last evening and used one layer pantyhose
> but on drying the tissue seems to have some pigment particles larger
> than what I would like.
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> Sandy
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> At 2:43 PM -0700 5/29/07, Vaughn Hutchins wrote:
>> Dick, Sandy,
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>> I use a doubled up (4 layers) of pantyhose to filter the glop when I
>> pour
>> out of the main container into graduated cylinder to measure the amount
>> right before I pour.
>>
>> I have the mixture (glop) in mason jars in a waterbath (105 F). I
>> toss the
>> pantyhose in hot water, wring it out, then stretch it over the mouth
>> of the
>> mason jar...then pour out gently down the inward side of the graduated
>> cylinder -- I pour the tissue straight from the cylinder.
>>
>> Keeps the beard hairs out, plus I read that it helps get rid of any
>> bubbles
>> (I'm not sure about that, but it has become part of my methodology
>> anyway.)
>>
>> No grainy pigment left in the jar at the end, so either I don't get any
>> using watercolor pigment, or it goes thru the pantyhose.
>>
>> Vaughn
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