Robert Truszkowski – Tenure & Promotion 2011
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Student Technician duties - 2011

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Intaglio Studio

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·     Paper soaking trays - empty, rinse & refill 2x week.

·     Vinegar tray - check, clean & refill once per week.

·     Solvent area - line with 10 layers fresh newspaper 1-2x per week, remove dirty layers 2x week, collect student newspapers once per week from main level Ridell Centre.

·     Tarlatan - prep new tarlatans once per week, remove older tarlatans to “dirty” box, throw out really soiled items.  (Prep=soak in water, wring out, pin up on wall to dry.)

·     Airbrush - check level of aquatint paint and aquatint cleaner (Windex) in bottles.  (Paint = 1 to 1, acrylic paint to blue ground).

·     Stop-out varnish - check, mix more when less than 1/4 left

·     Check felts, mylars, blotters.

·     Put out/cut up small tarlatan squares, and mat board pieces.

·     Tidy the drying rack.

 

 

Litho studio

 

·     Tympans - scrape grease from top, clean underside with rag, then Shop Towels & Simple Green.

·     Plate Backers - scrape tape, clean with Shop Towels & Simple Green; use clean rag & Biodiesel first, if very inky.

·     Presses - tidy grease, wipe/clean any major messes, remove masking tape marks.

·     Put out/cut up small felt squares.

 

 

General

 

·     Oil & vinegar - check and refill as needed.

·     BioDiesel - check and refill as needed.

·     Put away tools, rollers, etc left laying around.

·     Report general problems, inventory shortages in the studio.  Put out inks, etc, as needed.

 

 

Darkroom

 

·     Dispense Puretch to 270s.

·     Sodium Carbonate (Puretch developer) - check and refill once per week.

·     Empty small garbage cans into larger can

·     General tidying up

 

 

Occasional jobs

 

·     Check and clean large brayers & rollers

 

 

Acid Room/Screen washout

 

·     Check and report on levels of Ferric Chloride in upright baths if low

·     Check general state of the room

Fill screen chemical spray bottles often. 
Robert Truszkowski - Department of Visual Arts - Faculty of Fine Arts - University of Regina