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16x20 Saunders borderless easel
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I was recently given a 16x20 Saunders easel for making borderless prints. It is the kind that has ajustable blades (paper edge holders) on the 16 in. sides. There is nothing on the top or bottom of the 20 in. sides. My question is how do I keep the paper edges flat at the top and bottom? Is there some technique or trick to doing this that I don't know about? Thanks for any information. Regards, Bogdan -- __________________________________________________ ________________ Bogdan Karasek Montréal, Québec e-mail: Canada "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen" "What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence" Ludwig Wittgenstein __________________________________________________ ______________ |
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16x20 Saunders borderless easel
Bogdan Karasek wrote:
Hi all. I was recently given a 16x20 Saunders easel for making borderless prints. It is the kind that has ajustable blades (paper edge holders) on the 16 in. sides. There is nothing on the top or bottom of the 20 in. sides. My question is how do I keep the paper edges flat at the top and bottom? Is there some technique or trick to doing this that I don't know about? Thanks for any information. Use RC paper? -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 17:30:01 up 2 days, 18:41, 3 users, load average: 4.49, 4.38, 4.23 |
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16x20 Saunders borderless easel
Bogdan Karasek wrote:
Hi all. I was recently given a 16x20 Saunders easel for making borderless prints. It is the kind that has ajustable blades (paper edge holders) on the 16 in. sides. There is nothing on the top or bottom of the 20 in. sides. My question is how do I keep the paper edges flat at the top and bottom? Is there some technique or trick to doing this that I don't know about? Thanks for any information. I've soured on the usual assortment of easels although the four blade steel Beselers may be OK. I've not one to try. Your gripe mine also. The four blade Saunders, speed, single size and adjustable borderless easels in my collection fall short. Vacuum easels are out. Sticky Backs may be OK. I think this evening I'll try a technique that's been in the back of my mind for some time. Pre-wet then sponge dry the paper. The FLAT damp paper will then be positioned on the baseboard of my PERFECTLY aligned enlarger via an easel base. Dan |
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16x20 Saunders borderless easel
Bogdan Karasek wrote:
Hi all. I was recently given a 16x20 Saunders easel for making borderless prints. It is the kind that has ajustable blades (paper edge holders) on the 16 in. sides. There is nothing on the top or bottom of the 20 in. sides. My question is how do I keep the paper edges flat at the top and bottom? Is there some technique or trick to doing this that I don't know about? Place a couple of small pieces of double sided carpet tape on the 20" edge. Use a test print to decrease/moderate the adhesiveness before using it for printing so the tape doesn't damage the paper as it's removed. |
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16x20 Saunders borderless easel
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To the question of what kind of paper I'm using, it's fiber based paper, the rest of my Agfa Classic Regards, Bogdan Jean-David Beyer wrote: Bogdan Karasek wrote: Hi all. I was recently given a 16x20 Saunders easel for making borderless prints. It is the kind that has ajustable blades (paper edge holders) on the 16 in. sides. There is nothing on the top or bottom of the 20 in. sides. My question is how do I keep the paper edges flat at the top and bottom? Is there some technique or trick to doing this that I don't know about? Thanks for any information. Use RC paper? -- __________________________________________________ ________________ Bogdan Karasek Montréal, Québec e-mail: Canada "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen" "What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence" Ludwig Wittgenstein __________________________________________________ ______________ |
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16x20 Saunders borderless easel
Bogdan Karasek wrote:
Hi, To the question of what kind of paper I'm using, it's fiber based paper, the rest of my Agfa Classic Regards, Bogdan Jean-David Beyer wrote: Bogdan Karasek wrote: Hi all. I was recently given a 16x20 Saunders easel for making borderless prints. It is the kind that has ajustable blades (paper edge holders) on the 16 in. sides. There is nothing on the top or bottom of the 20 in. sides. My question is how do I keep the paper edges flat at the top and bottom? Is there some technique or trick to doing this that I don't know about? Thanks for any information. Use RC paper? Sorry, it was not a question, but a suggestion. I had a borderless 11x14 easel from Saunders, and it worked OK (note: faint praise). But when I realized I always trimmed my prints a little, prior to mounting, so I never needed a borderless easel. So I gave mine away. -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 08:00:01 up 3 days, 9:11, 3 users, load average: 4.46, 4.29, 4.21 |
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