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.
Intaglio Studio
.
· 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.