Results of CBCA Pressing Experiment

[Theagenes]

The results of the pressing experiment have been posted on the CBCA site:

 

A Preliminary Study on the Effects of Pressing on Comic Book Paper

[DiceX]

So...pressing is actually GOOD for comics?

 

 

[seanfingh]

 

I did a skim and that is what it seemed like to me.

[DiceX]

Is it too early to say IBTL?

 

 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

Is it too early to say IBTL?

 

 

I think you just did.

[etanick]

this is too funny.

[Comicopolis]

[Ares]

Do you have a pdf or downloadable version of the article?

Using images makes some aspects blurry

[Theagenes]

Do you have a pdf or downloadable version of the article?

Using images makes some aspects blurry

 

There's a link to the pdf version at the top of the page. (thumbs u

[Ares]

Do you have a pdf or downloadable version of the article?

Using images makes some aspects blurry

 

There's a link to the pdf version at the top of the page. (thumbs u

Thanks..

Didn't realize it was a link to file

[OldGuy]

Without "Captain America" or "Cal" in the title this thread dosen't stand a chance.

[Ares]

Without "Captain America" or "Cal" in the title this thread dosen't stand a chance.

Results of CBCA Pressing Experiment pressing Captain America into cal?

[MR SigS]

The results of the pressing experiment have been posted on the CBCA site:

Here we go

 

[fantastic_four]

My original concern seems to have been accurate--the margin of error in the testing is greater than most of the differences found in the unpressed and pressed samples. I suppose at least the testing suggests that if there is a change, it's slight and less than the reasonable deviations in testing.

 

I've got no doubt that pressing causes extremely minor damage mostly because professional conservationists use it sparingly and because it just makes sense that heat leads to acidic breakdown just as when pulp is subjected to normal home temperatures that range from 50 to 100 degrees.

[IncHulkFan]

So...pressing is actually GOOD for comics?

 

Like it stated in the report, the sample size is too small to make generalizations but for these two books, the GA book did see an improvement in flexibility but the CA book did not. What this initial experiment shows is that measurable tests can be performed on comic books. Further testing with the various methods of pressing available will need to be done before you can say one way or the other that pressing is good/bad for comics.

[comicdonna]

So...pressing is actually GOOD for comics?

 

Like it stated in the report, the sample size is too small to make generalizations but for these two books, the GA book did see an improvement in flexibility but the CA book did not. What this initial experiment shows is that measurable tests can be performed on comic books. Further testing with the various methods of pressing available will need to be done before you can say one way or the other that pressing is good/bad for comics.

[OldGuy]

So...pressing is actually GOOD for comics?

 

Like it stated in the report, the sample size is too small to make generalizations but for these two books, the GA book did see an improvement in flexibility but the CA book did not. What this initial experiment shows is that measurable tests can be performed on comic books. Further testing with the various methods of pressing available will need to be done before you can say one way or the other that pressing is good/bad for comics.

 

I don't get what this has to do with Captain America.

[Green]

What is the standard increment used to measure evil?

[DiceX]

This thread is getting less play than a field trip by you Message Board nerds to a whore house.

 

 

[Mr. Zipper]

I've got no doubt that pressing causes extremely minor damage mostly because professional conservationists use it sparingly and because it just makes sense that heat leads to acidic breakdown just as when pulp is subjected to normal home temperatures that range from 50 to 100 degrees.

 

If we move forward with further testing, perhaps acidity is something we can add to the regimen.

 

There are the PH markers, but a lab would have something far more precise.