Plate filler material

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Bill,
          I've heard it called Japanese Lacquer, Is it the same material
that the orientals make those beautiful screens from???
Just a clue no answers.
Roger


At 03:10 AM 07/09/99 -0400, you wrote:
>I understand that the black filler on the old cast iron plates, under the 
>gold paint, was made from slate dust and boiled linseed oil.  Looking at a 
>number of old plates I thought that the mixture might not have been thick 
>like window putty,  but rather like a very heavy syrup. They would pour it 
>on, let it flow heavily over the casting, then let it dry, possibly sand a 
>bit, then paint.
>
>Is that about right? Please correct my assumptions if you know what was 
>actually done.
>
>What materials do they use today? ( I know many use better castings and no 
>fillers at all.)
>
>Bill Simon
>Phoenix
> 
Roger Jolly
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