RE: Fiber base paper in a Jobo (Re: [Leica] Darkroom Equipment)

["Lee, Ken" <ken.lee@hbc.com>]

I only use my Jobo for film.  I love the Nova Slot processor for B&W RC or
Fiber when I don't have a lot of time to spend in the darkroom. Each slot of
mine (11X14) holds two litres of chemistry and you can leave it in for a
couple of weeks. If I am going to have more than 2 hours to spend in the
darkroom, you can't beat watching the prints come up in the developer. I can
also work faster with trays since I can batch process.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Roy Zartarian [SMTP:royzart@connix.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, September 22, 1999 1:09 PM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	Fiber base paper in a Jobo (Re: [Leica] Darkroom Equipment)
> 
> I have done fiber based paper in a Jobo. The nice part is that the 
> paper doesn't get wrinkled from repeated handling. HOWEVER:
> your drum needs to be absolutely dry when you load the paper. 
> That means an extra step and extra time between prints or an 
> additional drum set up. Then too, you do not see the results until 
> you've completed the entire process - you'll need to go through an 
> entire develop-stop-some fixing for a test strip, then clean and dry 
> the drum. If you plan on toning, you won't be able to tone by 
> inspection and you have to be especially scrupulous in cleaning 
> out the lift (if you have one) as well as the drum components.  
> Otherwise, residual toner will stain the next print developed.
> 
> All in all, after a few days of developing prints in a Jobo, I went 
> back to the trays.
> 
> For washing, I begin with Heico Permawash for two minutes then 
> an hour wash in a Zone VI washer. For drying, fiberglass screens 
> have worked fine, but after a batch of RC prints, I spray the screens 
> with undiluted bleach (Clorox) then hose them down to kill any 
> residual fixer that may have adhered to the mesh.
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> On 22 Sep 99, at 10:05, Anne-
> Temp_Brackett@READERSDIGEST.COM wrote:
> 
> > step into printing on Fiber. I use the JOBO Processor and understand
> that I
> > can print Fiber paper in drums. I request direction in the following:
> >      Do I need an archival wash?
> >      Does anyone use a densitometer? If so, which one?
> >      How do you dry the paper (screens or dryer)?
> >      Any other suggestions?
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > Anne
> > 
> > 
> > 
>