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Baren Digest              Wednesday, 18 March 1998      Volume 02 : Number 099

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@islandnet.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 09:47:52 -0800
Subject: [Baren 489] Re: How did you _do_ that? 

Sorry about the brief explanation on this.  I assumed everybody knew that
to lay a large sheet of damp hosho or any other paper for that matter you
use a backer sheet of stiffer dry paper.  Some times with a very large
sheet a piece of light wieght cardboard .010 pt to 015 pt thickness is
required.

You lay the stiffener on top of the print paper just slightly back from the
kento edges (you have to be able to see when registering) and position the
lot in the usual manner.  First the corner kento and them the bottom left
edge kento The usual manner is that the papers have a slight curve to them
which holds them away from the plate until you are ready to drop (float)
them onto the plate. .  Drop both together and burnish.  Use your usual
protective sheet when burnishing. Using the stiffener sheet with increase
the moisture content and cause it to become less stiff or even limp....and
we can't have that can we.

This method gives the thinest of papers wonderful support and allow you to
register it without fear of having the back edge drop and touch the plate.
It works like a whistle.

Graham

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