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joshuagawne@gmail.com - 09 Feb 2007 20:52 GMT

Hello, I recently acquired a Watson Duo Print Dryer and I'm not really
sure how to use it. I've searched the web to no avail looking for any
information on this unit. It has two doors that open, one on the top
and one on the front, and on the inside there are these pieces of
linen separated by cardboard that go inside. There are fans on both
sides that blow in and it has a warm function. Do I lay the prints
between the linen? There are so many pieces of cardboard/linen that it
would be hard to even get anything in there.

Thanks in advance,

Joshua

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dan.c.quinn@att.net - 09 Feb 2007 23:26 GMT

RE:On Feb 9, 12:52 pm, joshuaga...@gmail.com wrote:

> Hello, I recently acquired a Watson Duo Print Dryer and I'm not really
> sure how to use it. I've searched the web to no avail looking for any
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> of cardboard/linen that it would be hard to even get
> anything in there. Thanks in advance, Joshua

More than likely you have a corrugated board stack dryer. They
were popular some years ago. Salthill and Burke and James were
two other producers. I use a more simple DIY un-mechanised version.
It consists of special "Ventilator" grade corrugated board and
hydrophobic
polyester separator sheets which do Not Blot.
Likely all those corrugated boards and linen separators must lift
out.
BTW, some weight on top is usual. What is the capacity of that Watson
Duo Print Dryer; ie, 20, 16x20s ? Dan

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darkroommike - 10 Feb 2007 23:30 GMT

Most likely the linen faced blotters and the cardboard are
contaminated but you can get pretty good blotter paper by
taking apart blotter books (may need to trim a bit to fit
the unit and archival cardboard (the cardboard "tubes"
needed to vent the unit, i.e. if the dryer fan is in the
back of the unit the tubes in the cardboard run back to
front (like my Midge-O) if the fans and heaters are in one
side and the unit vents on the opposite side then the tubes
in the cardboard should run from fan to vent (left to
right)). The process is then to put a piece of cardboard
down, then a blotter, then a squeegeed print, another
blotter, another piece of cardboard, etc. You're building a
giant "dagwood" sandwich. Note that unless in a hurry use
the fan only option your prints will dry flatter. I use a
couple of jugs of water to weight down my stack (my dryer is
open top but have also used a piece of MDO (NOT MDF!!) in
the past with the closed top machines.

heat & fan >>> cardboard >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> blotter >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> print >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> blotter >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> cardboard >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> blotter >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> print >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> blotter >>> to vent
heat & fan >>> cardboard >>> to vent

darkroommike

> Hello, I recently acquired a Watson Duo Print Dryer and I'm not really
> sure how to use it. I've searched the web to no avail looking for any
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>
> Joshua

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dan.c.quinn@att.net - 12 Feb 2007 00:05 GMT

>RE: darkroommike <darkroomm...@cableone.net> wrote:
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> "...cardboard..."

And wrote it over and over and over again. That stuff is
CORRUGATED BOARD. If you look or ask for cardboard you won't
see or get CORRUGATED BOARD. CORRUGATED BOARD is just that,
CORRUGATED BOARD.
Twixt the paper faceing sheets are the FLUTS. Flut size A
is the largest of the few flute sizes. A very common use of
CORRUGATED BOARD is in boxes and packing material.
My CORRUGATED BOARD stack dryer uses A Flute Ventilator
Grade CORRUGATED BOARD. Ventilator grade is of special
manufacture. Dan

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darkroommike - 12 Feb 2007 22:12 GMT

Correct me if I'm wrong but the O.P. also called it
cardboard and you didn't jump his a.s.

Must be nice to be an authority on cardboard. ;)

Note that I don't care what you call it--in my part of the
US common correct usage is cardboard the other stuff is
called card stock. I.E. he cut down the side of a
cardboard box to make a softbox. He didn't know any better
so he dry mounted his prints on card stock.

On the other hand if you are a dealer cut us all a deal on
some corrugated board.

darkroommike

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>> RE: darkroommike <darkroomm...@cableone.net> wrote:
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> Grade CORRUGATED BOARD. Ventilator grade is of special
> manufacture. Dan

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