To ink or not to ink Chris' new bulino casting

[rod]

Just realized I can upload ten images, so here are the final ones

Rod

 

[Ron Smith]

Wow, that is an excellent demonstration, Rod. Very interesting. Now would you mix that dust with kerosene to make ink, or what would be the liquid they used to turn it into ink. it would be interesting to see if you could get a print from this.

Ron S

 

[rod]

Ron,

I saw this reference...

Full text of "Recipes for the colour, paint, varnish, oil, soap ...
Chrome green Ivory black . Chrome yellow Japan varnish Linseed oil . .... The fine powder in the jam-pot is mixed into a thin paint with gum water, ...... TO MAKE PUTTY. Mix 1 cwt. of whiting and 2 gallons of raw linseed oil. ...... (irinil down I pait of lampblack with ■"{ jiarts of best ^old size, ...

www.archive.org/stream/recipesforcolour00anal/recipesforcolour00anal_djvu.txt -

and there may be others on the net, but it could be interesting to try?

Next time I send you snail mail, I will include some of this powder.

Of course, it could be that ground up pencil lead might also work as a reversible 'contraster'?

 

[rod]

I can now see there is a final picture missing on my slide show, after more water and soap washing, the casting goes back to almost pure white! You can wash out the ivory black powder from high contrast to gradually reach white again. Thanks, John B. !

Rod

 

[John B.]

You're more than welcome, friend Rod.
My information is just a small return for all the good stuff you have posted.
I've used this system for years on uninked castings, glad to pass it on.

Thank you for your photo tutorial, just wonderful.
Love your old time forge with the hand blower, great old tools.
And your great wagon tailgate vise also. They still provide outstanding service.
So many of both these great tools saved the lives of the pioneers on their way West.

Ron, there are many ways to turn Ivory Black powder into ink or paint.
You can find the information in the book Henley's Formulas For Home and Workshop.
My latest copy is ISBN 0-517-29307-2. Published in 1980 by Crown Publishing, INC.
It contains over 10,000 formulas, was first published in 1907.
WARNING.Some of the formulas and methods contain things now considered dangerous.
Your public library probably has a copy.

Best to you,

 

[Ron Smith]

Hey, I got that book John. I will check it out. I used it a lot over the years, but didn't even think of it. Some of the terminology is given in the old language. HaHa "Gum water?"

What is that?........... HaHa

Oh, I know, it is spit after you have chewed a piece of gum, right?........... HaHaha

Ron S

 

[John B.]

Yup, Ron.
Some of the stuff has a different name now.
But it's fun to try to figure it out.
These old guys and gals knew a thing or two.
Best,

 

[Kevin P.]

Chris Mine had some small inclusions of I don't know what.
I returned it to GRS. I'm very pleased with the video.
Kevin P.

 

[rod]

Kevin,

Hope you get a perfect replacement casting, mine seems to be free from inclusions.

Rod