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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
Ken Hart wrote:
savings over sheet paper. The last paper I bought, 5" x 577' of Kodak Supra Endura E cost me $100.97/roll. (5" width and narrower is sold in two roll packs) Assuming no waste, that would be 1384 5"x5" prints at $0.0729 each. (Please let me know how you do the "no waste" part!) I know there can be a bit of saving but really the goal is the sizes that Kodak etc don't feel like selling. I'm thinking either the 8" or 12" wide rolls. Nick |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
Manny Bhuta wrote:
I use rolls of paper. In my case it is Fuji Crystal Archive Type C and Fujiflex. Both 20" wide. I have a roll paper dispenser and it makes it quite easy to cut the paper in exact length. Without a dispenser, it would be very inconvenient. The roll is rather heavy - about 25 pounds. Towards the end of a roll, the paper does have curl. But, this is not much of a problem. I use 3M's #667 double faced adhesive tape to hold the paper flat on my easel, a 20"x39" drop table with steel plate on top. I have tried other double faced tapes but they have too much tack and not very satisfactory. Best part of using roll instead of cut sheets is, as you mentioned, the ability to cut paper in the exact size needed with minimal waste. It is also a little less expensive than cut sheets. I hope this helps. Thanks tape sounds like a good idea. Nick |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
Martin Jangowski wrote:
For RA4-paper, it should be possible to do the same in the dark, you need some kind of stop to cut the correct sizes. I was thinking of clamping some sort of guide in place. Just need to not cut myself too much-)) Thanks Nick |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
Nick Zentena wrote:
Martin Jangowski wrote: For RA4-paper, it should be possible to do the same in the dark, you need some kind of stop to cut the correct sizes. I was thinking of clamping some sort of guide in place. Just need to not cut myself too much-)) I use double sided tape and strips from old test prints to make temporary stops. You can feel this markings easy even in the dark. Martin |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
Back in the 60s I used rolls of black and white paper designed to print
aerial photographs. It was cheap, good, and, while RC, worked much better than the RC available in sheets. It was also single weight, which probably made it easier to handle. I used an ordinary easel to hold the paper, and I had no problems. I cut it approximately to size with a scissors, then trimmed the dried print after processing. All in all, I found it very worthwhile. The heavier color paper may be difficult to handle and cut in the dark. The big rolls are hard to control unless they are set up on a spindle or something, but I didn't have too bad a time just snipping off an appropriate length from the roll in its bag. Start with a short roll and see how it goes. "Manny Bhuta" wrote in message et... I use rolls of paper. In my case it is Fuji Crystal Archive Type C and Fujiflex. Both 20" wide. I have a roll paper dispenser and it makes it quite easy to cut the paper in exact length. Without a dispenser, it would be very inconvenient. The roll is rather heavy - about 25 pounds. Towards the end of a roll, the paper does have curl. But, this is not much of a problem. I use 3M's #667 double faced adhesive tape to hold the paper flat on my easel, a 20"x39" drop table with steel plate on top. I have tried other double faced tapes but they have too much tack and not very satisfactory. Best part of using roll instead of cut sheets is, as you mentioned, the ability to cut paper in the exact size needed with minimal waste. It is also a little less expensive than cut sheets. I hope this helps. Manny Bhuta Randolph, NJ USA ______ Nick Zentena" wrote in message ... Do any non-pros buy roll paper? I'm basically thinking of it for making square prints and other harder to find sizes. Other then the space a roll takes up in the freezer what are the down sides? Thanks Nick |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:23:28 -0500, Nick Zentena
wrote: Gary Beasley wrote: Well for one the paper doesn't lay flat. Then theres the problem of handling the roll to get the paper cut. I've been looking for a roll magazine for hand cutting paper off of rolls and found one on Ebay but the price went to a ridiculous level. I think one could be built of wood with a cutting bar inside the lid so as much as needed could be drawn out and cut. Another reason for roll paper is to print panoramic format prints, say 8x20 or 10x30, etc. The potential for creative cropping is enormous. I was thinking of just using a paper cutter. It would seem simple enough to put the roll on some sort of holder to make it easier to roll out. Then once the paper safe is full enough toss the roll back into the freezer. How badly does it curl? Too much for an easel to hold? Thanks Nick The Ilford paper I was using had a good curl to it but pulled flat enough on my vacuum easel. The roll is going to be pretty heavy so keep that in mind when rigging a roll holder. I clamped one together out of 1x2 scrap on the edge of a table and used the mat cutter to slit the paper off. You almost need three hands to keep things in control. If you can get one of those wheel type slitter/paper cutters it will be an easier task to keep the paper square while cutting. the chopper boards tend to pull a bit sometimes as well as being a hazard to fingers. |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 07:46:26 GMT, Thomas Rauers
wrote: Hallo Gregory W Blank, Du schriebst am 27.01.2004: A vacuum easel ,.....which you could build yourself. How? Do you have a description? Would be interesting... Regards, Thom@s -- "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." (Henri Cartier-Bresson) Kein "reply-to" mehr vorhanden, danke Swen! Build a shallow box with a formica top. Lay a half inch grid on the surface with a marker and drill at every intersecting. Cut a round hole on one side or in the corner on top to fit a vacuum cleaner hose. Connect to a cleaned up vacuum cleaner (remember the dust!) and turn it on. It makes sense to build a switched plug in for the cleaner with the switch next to the enlarger. Even more sense to put the vacuum in the next room connected via PVC pipe through the wall. Reduces noise and dust and if you leave a bag in the cleaner you can still use the hose to clean up the work area. |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
"Gary Beasley" wrote
I've been looking for a roll magazine for hand cutting paper off of rolls and found one on Ebay but the price went to a ridiculous level. I would keep looking on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=29 985 Three Eseco Speedmatic automatic paper roll easels, Model EE11, brand new, crated: the shipment of three units sold for $67.76. That's less than $23 each, a ridiculous price indeed. The seller says he has more... Careful what you wish for, you may get it. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. |
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Roll paper? Is it a crazy idea?
Nick,
For all the trouble involved in constructing a light tight holding box for the paper. A method for cutting to size then holding the paper in an easel for printing one must ask is it worth it. For the same reasons of cost some years ago we purchased 30 inch roll colour paper, made all the bits but we had a commercial need with enough large prints to make to make the exercise worth it. But for 8 or 12 inch prints I doubt it and would suggest an alternative of buying 20x16 or 20x24 sheet paper and cutting that to size. Now retired this is what I do now not having a requirement for large prints. The paper size was determined by the largest size print i would ever want to make (20x16) then smaller sheet are cut from this. Odd sizes aren't problem but there will always be some small pieces left over but these can be used as test strips. -- Richard Poole photographer view the publication 'The Lighting Workshop' at; http://www.lmphotonics.com/photoretreat/ ---------- In article , Nick Zentena wrote: Do any non-pros buy roll paper? I'm basically thinking of it for making square prints and other harder to find sizes. Other then the space a roll takes up in the freezer what are the down sides? Thanks Nick |
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