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Myth Busters Series, Part 1 (1-18-2009)
MYTH: When problems occur it is usually the Silver Bath’s fault
MYTH: Your freshly mixed up Collodion Solution must be “perfectly clear” before it is ready for use
MYTH: Temperatures below 40 degrees F cause all sorts of problems

Myth Busters, Part 2 (2-17-2009)
MYTH: You can use any canned black spray paint to make perfectly fine blackened plates
MYTH: You can use Ammonium Thiosulfate instead of Potassium Cyanide for a fixing agent
Myth Busters, Part 2 Addendum (5-15-2010)
Comparing Ilford Rapid Fixer to Potassium Cyanide Fixer
Myth Busters, Part 2 Addendum (7-21-2010)
Comparing plates fixed using Potassium Cyanide and Ammonium Thio-Cyanate


Myth Busters, Part 3 (3-9-2009)
MYTH: Using a Kerosene Lamp instead of a Spirit Lamp as a heat source is both unauthentic and “dirty”

Myth Busters, Part 4 (1-14-2010)
Myth Busters, Part 4 Addendum (2-16-2010)
MYTH of the Hot Fingertips

Myth Busters, Part 5 (1-21-2010)
MYTH: You can’t use Denatured Alcohol in your working collodion formula

Myth Busters, Part 6 (3-28-2010)
MYTH: Glass to glass is the most perfect seal known to mortal man

Myth Busters, Part 7 (5-15-2010)
MYTH: Using a "Helper Tray" is not authentic and is just not cool