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Old 25th February 2020, 01:02 PM
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It is a good number of years ago that I bought the same piece of foam from Paterson but I don't recall the postage being the equivalent of £10.00 then. I might have been less concerned about value of money then but I still suspect that a very high postage charge would be something I would have remembered

It makes me wonder if Paterson have now settled on a standard charge system which does make small light items expensive but can save on larger bulkier items. Just speculation on my part

Firstcall as I understand it work the same way

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In the UK Firstcall have a standard charge of around £7.50, but items up to 1 kg on phone orders have a lower charge of around £5 90, as far as I can see all the suppliers have a fixed charge, except Process supplies who use the post office and charge what the PO charge them,

For me at Jersey Firstcall is about the cheapest carriage, £15, AG quote £19, Silverprint about the same, but at least we do not pay you VAT on orders
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Old 26th February 2020, 08:40 PM
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£4.65p for a 1/4 inch thick 60 x 20 inches on the bay. Postage included.

The thing to input is...…...upholstery foam...... it is available in soft, medium and hard.

I will order a sheet of soft and let you know how I got on.

The original foam is black an I had my doubts about using white foam with the thought of light bouncing back up through it, but then I remembered that every printing easel that I have seen is painted white. So no problems using white foam.

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Old 3rd March 2020, 08:41 PM
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1/4" Thick, SOFT upholstery foam is the stuff to order from fleabay.
It is the open celled stuff, like the sponge you use for bath time.
60" x 20" x 1/4" thick.
Arrived folded into a package about the size of a box of tissues.
It just needs to be unfolded and left flat overnight when all the wrinkles will vanish.
Held the foam in place with double sided Sellotape.
Job done for £4.65p

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Is the glass on Paterson contact proof printers Anti-Newton rings glass?
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Is the glass on Paterson contact proof printers Anti-Newton rings glass?


I don’t think so. It looks like a plain plate glass.
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Old 4th March 2020, 08:31 PM
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I have just had a look at the cardboard box it came in.
No mention of anti- Newtons Rings glass.
It's the sort of thing advertisers would proudly put on the packaging, so the answer must be no.
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Old 4th March 2020, 08:39 PM
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Going off at a tangent, I have the 120 film version, but looking at adverts for second hand frames, 36mm appears to be available in six strip and seven strip versions.
My negative storage sheets take strips six frames long and have space for seven such strips.
What are the capacities of the Paterson six strip frame compared to the seven strip frames?

I have always used a plain sheet of glass for 35mm contact sheets in the past but am considering a proper contact frame.

Hope this is not confusing.

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Old 4th March 2020, 09:07 PM
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Firstcall sell a good large model from Clearfile. It takes a 9.5x12” sheet and has no strips.
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