Up to now have been using the 35 ml Traditional Platinum & Palladium Combo Kit from Bostick & Sullivan. Very easy to use. They say it will make up to 35 8"x10" prints... have never kept track but sounds about right.
Soon will be starting to print 11x14 Pt/Pl prints. Calculated that same kit would allow me to make about 18 11x14s.
Am wondering if I should now start to mix my own chemistry. I took Advanced Chemistry courses (all be it many years ago in college), have a lab grade digital scale, a collection of lab glassware, and a ventilation hood will soon be in the corner of my darkroom. Think all I would additionally need is a heated lab mixer. Have copies of Platinum & Palladium Printing (Arentz), The New Platinum Print (Sullivan & Weese), and Instructions for Pt/Pl Printing from ELEGANT IMAGES so definitely have enough of reference material to refer to. Directions for mixing chemistry in the ELEGANT IMAGES booklet sound actually quite simple.
Would appreciate any advice....
Anyone in the Connecticut, Western Mass area seriously printing Platinum/Palladium? Would love to get together and share experiences.
Greg
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