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Baren Digest              Tuesday, 7 December 1999      Volume 09 : Number 812

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From: "Philip Smith" <smithart@pacifier.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 05:49:01 -0800
Subject: [none]

Josephine.......you are having trouble finding JAPANESE papers?,..try 
www.artpaper.com .... I'm sure they can help,....and thanks for the 
spelling lesson!
Philip

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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 13:26:30 EST
Subject: [Baren 7035] dragons on the way 

I'm sending off 26 little dragons today, so those on the list should be 
receiving them soon - look forward to receiving all of yours,
Best wishes
Sarah

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From: Shimizu <shimizu@mail1.nai.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 13:43:59 -0500
Subject: [Baren 7036] Re: dragons on the way 

My mailbox is open, waiting for all those dragons to come flying right
in.  I'm in the midst of printing my guys who look rather like they're
on a sugar high from being trapped in a Fruit Loops box too long. Let
the fun begin!

Lynita

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From: "John Ryrie" <johnry@hotkey.net.au>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 20:44:27 +1100
Subject: [Baren 7039] Re: Dragons 

Josephine

    Melbourne etching supplies is just around the corner from me They are
having there yearly clearance sale soon so you may want to get their
catalogue: etch@mira.net
    I use mostly Magnani paper and there is a shop that just sells that also
just around the corner.
    There is a place in Sydney called 'Wills Quills' William stocks paper
ink etc for oriental as well as western calligraphy.  He has a much better
stock of Chinese papers than I can get in Melbourne an may well have some
Japanese papers.

    I don't know anything about this green cleaning stuff only that anything
green will attract Giant Trolls, so you could end up in the same boast as
Dutch.
    I do however have some advice about cleaning up if you are using oil
based inks.   The thing is to get as much of the ink off as you can before
using any solvents.  I use a scraping blade this is the square type that is
used to scraping dry paint, or registration stickers off glass.  Not a
Stanley knife, the one with the square retractable blade they are very
cheep. You can get most of the ink off the glass or what ever you have
rolled your ink on to with that, it will also get the ink off the spatula.
Wipe the ink off onto some paper.  With the roller, I roll as much of the
ink off onto paper as I can.  .    I use an old phone book.  The block will
only have a thin layer of ink.  Only then wen I have got as much ink off as
I can do I putt some turps onto a rag and clean everything down, and it
takes very little.  Just enough to clean up, but still enough to deter
Trolls.

    John

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From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 18:14:15 -0600
Subject: [Baren 7040] re: We moved! 

No, I am not on my way to California just yet; but  my web site has moved across
town. This is the first of many changes to follow. Please have a look and update
your links.......

http://www.skokienet.org/bandits/micasa.html

Thanks........Julio

ps. On the main page, I tried duplicating the motion of the hand when using the
      baren.....what do you think  Dave?

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From: agatha <agatha@uswest.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 17:06:48 -0800
Subject: [Baren 7041] Re: Baren Digest V9 #810 

maria, simple green is NOT nontoxic, and it will pit your
rollers if you don't wipe them down really well and apply
a finishing coat of cooking oil.    i have been working on
converting my alma mater's print studio over to nontoxic
processes, and one of the first things to go was the
simple green.  i find that a watered down  mixture of dawn
dishwashing detergent in a spray bottle works amazingly
well as a degreaser, and cooking oil works great for
cleaning up the oil based inks.  so, there you have my 2
cents.

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From: Wanda <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 19:42:23 -0800
Subject: [Baren 7044] Re: dragons on the way 

Can't wait to get my "Fruit Loopy" dragon, Lynita. Mine is being quite
obstinate about coming out from between the plys. He even pops little
bits of the shina off - just to irritate me, I'm sure. But he is slowly
taking shape (horrible shape, though it is). 

I sure hope these dragons don't foul the xmas mail up *too* badly! I see
some scorched Christmas cards in the USPS's future.....the little rascals!

Wanda

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