Leaf casting seems to be a hot topic right now and I don’t have the capital to drop $5-$10K on a machine that I would use very infrequently. So I set about inventing one that was cost-effective. So for about $300, I was successful but now I have the training wheels on to learn how to actually do the process and it is an art form. Kenny Sanderson is the master. I wish I could do that type of work, but he actually has the proper machine for it.

Hey Travis! I actually shot one of my video series at the heat press but I can’t remember which one it is lol but now that I’ve gotten into leaf casting I think it’s time to make a new video to show how I rapidly dry my wet wraps in the press. I’ll see if I can put something together. I don’t think I’ll release it on KZbin, but I’ll release it to the group on Facebook.

Ouch! The only thing I know to remove cigarettes stains would be hydrogen peroxide which acts as a catalyzing agent and then place it under a 450nm blue LED. That should whiten everything up.

@@FlyingLComics 1st time i've gotten any idea on how to clean these up. I will give it a try. Thank you so much.

If you don’t have the blue LED already look on Amazon and they have one listed under grow light, but it must be pure blue no ultraviolet so you’re looking for something in the 440 to the 460 nm range. Hydrogen peroxide by itself Won’t really do much you’re going to need that blue light

Me too! 🤞

Thank you Dr. Paul!

Many thanks!

Thank you Peter! 😃

Hi Bill, I get my paper from a company called Washi Arts 👍

Thanks Allan

Thank you

Thank you I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s all put back together

I’m most definitely looking forward to refining the process!

Thank you! Had the idea rolling around in the back of my head for quite some time I finally decided to do something about it

Thanks! Yes, that’s exactly what I’m after. Give these a new lease on life.

Thank you Peter! For me, I need to move quickly so I’m able to do an entire wrap, start to finish, in about five minutes. Not including drying time which is usually about 30 minutes.

@@FlyingLComics that’s excellent procedure you got going. Do you dry it in the heat press?

@@peteralachi3888 yes, heat pressure dry.

Thank you Don. I’m currently editing a video on this particular book. This one was really about the table itself.

Of course! I got it from Amazon. Check out this page from flyinglcomics www.amazon.com/shop/flyinglcomics?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_aipsfshop_aipsfflyinglcomics_CVQ2RQRW2MEQSNQW02RX&language=en_US

Thank you very much!

Yes, I decided on this project because it looks like it had some potential to breathe life back into it

This one’s a long journey. Each one of the individual 100 pages has to be treated and I am tackling it between other projects.

Totally agree!

Hi Don. The book was immersed in 25% calcium hydroxide solution.

Thank you! 😄

Not trying to hide the process. This will be submitted for a conserved label not a universal label and it will be submitted with conservation notes. All methods are accepted by CGC for conservation.

Thank you! I am strictly a comic book guy. This is something that one of the viewers asked me to try so I picked it up off of eBay fairly cheaply. Definitely an interesting project.

That’s 5g

Thank you!

Yeah, I don’t think I’d make a good surgeon 🤣

Well, I don’t think I’m a good middle school candidate that’s for sure

Med school

Yeah, it really worked well for this project

Thank you! Part three will be out in the morning

Thank you! No I start with a wash. You want to get the acids and tannins out first. The humidity comes in different places during the process. After the wraps come out of the blue light they get humidified andpressed flat.

Thank you Peter! It was filthy!

Thanks! Yes you are responsible for the audio upgrade! 🤣🤣

Hopefully, I’ll get the next chapter out today. I’m just finishing all the wraps this morning. They’re coming out beautiful. As you can guess the covers a little bit more daunting.

This one’s a bit challenging, but I can’t get anything worse than a 1.0🤣

I’m working on it as we speak

Me too! Going to start it tonight!

Yeah, I don’t think the dust is settled from the whole 9.9 issue. I think I’ll take my 9.8 consolation prize and not run the gamble. I have some interesting stuff coming up and I just purchased a major blue chip key that I’m looking forward to reassembling.

Thank you very much. I actually shop with them quite often, but I don’t collect them for several months and then have them shipped. I’m getting ready to actually consign some high value books with them to see what happens it’ll be my first time.