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Message 1
From: Cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:38:38 EST
Subject: [Baren 29923] methyl cellulose
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Hi folks, just wanted to say that methyl cellulose does not give you the
problem of turning watery that others have mentioned happens with wallpaper
paste. It is not expensive and a little goes a long way!

Talas carries it.
_www.talasonline.com_ (http://www.talasonline.com)

best wishes
Sarah

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Message 2
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:10:27 -0800
Subject: [Baren 29924] Re: methyl cellulose
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Are you mixing it with cold water or with hot water?

Cheers ..... Charles

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Message 3
From: Bette Norcross Wappner
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:19:22 -0500
Subject: [Baren 29925] Re: methyl cellulose
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hi charles,
i mix methyl cellulose with distilled water straight from the gallon
container at room temperature.
bette.

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Message 4
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:27:03 -0800
Subject: [Baren 29926] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V34 #3341 (Jan 19
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Jennifer,
The methyl cellulose I purchase is sold in the paper making section of
our local art store as sizing for handmade paper. I mix a quart at a
time and when I'm not printing I keep it in the refrig. It stays jelly
like for a year or more. What you're using must have another
ingredient for it to become watery. When I'm printing it might be room
temp. for a week at a time and has never changed consistency.

Sharri

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Message 5
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:37:51 -0800
Subject: [Baren 29927] Re: methyl cellulose
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Just wondering ... the stuff I have says to use cold water. But some methyl
cellulose directs you to use hot water. Wonder what the difference is???

Cheers ..... Charles

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Message 6
From: FurryPressII # aol.com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:00:12 EST
Subject: [Baren 29928] exchange 26
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I am currently cutting the wood block for the colophon for the exchange.
Should be done cutting and printing next week.
I was thinking of setting it in Lead type but did not have enough capital '
C's.

Daniel B Sabo, Georga Garside, & Dimitris Grammatikopulos did you send
prints as they have not arrived?

28 prints in house plus I am sending an extra one I printed. Plus the
title page and colophon which were also done as wood cuts.

John Center

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Message 7
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:43:15 -0800
Subject: [Baren 29929] Re: exchange 26
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Monumental work on your part, John. Makes it difficult for anyone to follow
your act. {;-}}}}

Cheers ..... Charles

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Message 8
From: Bette Norcross Wappner
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:56:54 -0500
Subject: [Baren 29930] Re: methyl cellulose
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I wouldn't think there's a difference, Charles, but my bottle of Lineco
brand methyl cellulose does say to use cold water. I suspect that the
gallon of distilled water in my basement is cool enough to do the job,
but i think i actually use to use tap water until i realized that
distilled would have less chance of molding or contaminating the
mixture. I've been using this method for several years now. I just
mix it up in a small tupperware container and make up small portions at
a time: 1/4 tsp. to 2 Tbl. water, and let it set overnite so the air
bubbles release and the powder is absorbed. And as you probably know,
it stays forever in or out of the fridge. If the mixture sets out for a
long time while you're printing and gets too thick, i just add more
water and "whalla!". the stuff is magic, is say! (and when i really
want to be traditional and old fashioned, i make my paste out of rice
starch, cooked on the stove and stored in the fridge)
bette.
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>Just wondering ... the stuff I have says to use cold water. But some
>methyl cellulose directs you to use hot water. Wonder what the
>difference is???
>
>Cheers ..... Charles

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Message 9
From: Blog Manager
Date: 21 Jan 2006 04:55:05 -0000
Subject: [Baren 29931] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
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This is an automatic update message being sent to [Baren] by the forum blog software.

The following new entries were found on the listed printmaker's websites during the past 24 hours. (12 sites checked, just before midnight Eastern time)

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Site Name: m.Lee Prints

Author: m.Lee
Item: I am not only happy with my recent batch of prints...
http://mleeprints.blogspot.com/2006/01/i-am-not-only-happy-with-my-recent.html

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[Baren] members: if you have a printmaking blog (or a website with a published ATOM feed), and wish it to be included in this daily checklist, please write to the Baren Blog Manager at:
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