I have a special question about JOBO processing FB Double Weight paper. I know t hat this is a somewhat unusual, in that I now understand that these machines wer e designed for RC paper and not FB... Much to my chagrin I discovered in the JOBO manual, on the bottom of a page way at the back, that JOBO does NOT recommend doing FB prints in their drums because they feel the ribs of the 2800 series paper drums would cause indents on the pa per. After a call they also told me that the 1526 Combo tank, which can be used for one 8x10 print, would likewise cause a dent in the paper where the two tank cylinder pieces fit together. I was quite bummed out because I had set myself up to be a complete JOBO darkroom with no open trays and now it looked like they w ere telling me I couldn't do this AFTER I bought the machine...
So I tried some FB (Polymax fine art DW glossy) in the 1526 drum and yes, the pa per dented along the divot between the two sections of the drum and did not flat ten out after drying. I have not tried yet with the 2800 series tanks with the r idges, but JOBO assures me that I will probably get ridge marks running the leng th of the drum (I will be trying this very shortly). Their advice was that some users have used some kind of plastic mesh to back the paper so that the divot of the 1526 Combo tank and the ridges of the 2800 series print tanks would not mar k the print. They said do NOT use plastic screening mesh (vinyl coated fiberglas s used for window screens) in that it is too flimsy and after looking at it I ag ree.They could not tell me specifically what the product is however.
Soooo, here is the question:
Could any users of the JOBO, doing specifically FB Double Weight paper, tell me how they avoid the ridge and divot marks. Do you have some specific product that you use as a backer? Can I make this work? Or do I have a very expensive, but g reat, "film only" processor (Assuming that I stick to my guns about wanting to d o FB paper and don't switch to RC).
Thanks! Hopefully there are some strange types out there who want to do this lik e I do...
Scott
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