My last MOC purchase in a while...

tigerham

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And sorry Edd but one last thing. Do you steam just the back of the MOC, front or both sides? I would have thought just the back.
 

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To be honest I'm a little hesitant to give advice as I don't want it to be my fault if it goes wrong. But I held the MOC by the bubble, put it over the boiling kettle turning it every second so both sides got steamed. After a few seconds there was a noticeable 'flop' when the card obviously took on some of the heat/moisture. It stayed like that for just a few seconds so I had to get it under the heavy books very quickly. Use something that is unlikely to affect the litho, like a glossy book or laminated paper. Again these cards are more hard wearing than most think, a bit of water won't damage them. Good luck!
 

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edd_jedi said:
To be honest I'm a little hesitant to give advice as I don't want it to be my fault if it goes wrong. But I held the MOC by the bubble, put it over the boiling kettle turning it every second so both sides got steamed. After a few seconds there was a noticeable 'flop' when the card obviously took on some of the heat/moisture. It stayed like that for just a few seconds so I had to get it under the heavy books very quickly. Use something that is unlikely to affect the litho, like a glossy book or laminated paper. Again these cards are more hard wearing than most think, a bit of water won't damage them. Good luck!

Edd don't worry my friend, you are not responsible... unless something goes wrong. :p

But seriously, thank you for the advice and I will try it out. How long did you leave it under the books for?
 

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Excellent work TIg, the PD looks fantastic - I look forward to seeing the results of the flattening/steaming!
 

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spoons said:
Excellent work TIg, the PD looks fantastic - I look forward to seeing the results of the flattening/steaming!

Thanks Spoons. I just did the steaming so now it's under weighted boards. I'll have a look later to see how it is.
 

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edd_jedi said:
To be honest I'm a little hesitant to give advice as I don't want it to be my fault if it goes wrong. But I held the MOC by the bubble, put it over the boiling kettle turning it every second so both sides got steamed. After a few seconds there was a noticeable 'flop' when the card obviously took on some of the heat/moisture. It stayed like that for just a few seconds so I had to get it under the heavy books very quickly. Use something that is unlikely to affect the litho, like a glossy book or laminated paper. Again these cards are more hard wearing than most think, a bit of water won't damage them. Good luck!

Edd... what have you done???

You are an absolute genius!!!

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Thank you so much. I tried it at first with a few seconds of steam. A slight difference. Then I increased it to maybe 10 seconds. Again better. So I just went for it and did around 20-25 seconds on both sides. You are right, these MOC's are solid! :)

Really over the moon with the outcome all round. Sticker paper/residue removed and now thanks to Edd a nice flat MOC. Happy days. :D
 

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Excellent! Glad to see such a good result. Yes maybe it was longer than a few seconds, I was terrified so time was probably going more quickly than I thought :lol: As you can see above the steam is the key ingredient, you then only need the weight on top for however many minutes it takes for the card to dry out. You certainly don't need to leave it for days/weeks like you do with just weight.
 

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edd_jedi said:
Excellent! Glad to see such a good result. Yes maybe it was longer than a few seconds, I was terrified so time was probably going more quickly than I thought :lol: As you can see above the steam is the key ingredient, you then only need the weight on top for however many minutes it takes for the card to dry out. You certainly don't need to leave it for days/weeks like you do with just weight.

Absolutely, I knew I needed the moisture but I wasn't sure how I would do this and how it would affect the litho. Edd, I owe you as you've just saved me weeks, if not months of a waiting game. Thank you sincerely my friend. :)
 

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edd_jedi said:
Here's the last one I did (before and after)

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:lol: That really is an extreme bend! Nice work. :)
 

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theforceuk said:
Jesus good job, someone send that to you in a tube?

It does look like it! No it was listed like that on eBay and thankfully the seller made no attempt to hide it. I knew I could flatten it and got it for a very good price :)
 

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edd_jedi said:
theforceuk said:
Jesus good job, someone send that to you in a tube?

It does look like it! No it was listed like that on eBay and thankfully the seller made no attempt to hide it. I knew I could flatten it and got it for a very good price :)

Yes likewise. I got a really good price on the PD because of the state is was in despite it still having s near perfect bubble that's clear.
 

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I suppose cheap bent/warped MOCs from eBay will be a thing of the past now!
 

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Fantastic results, Edd! I've a couple I should try this on. Nothing nearly as bad as your LXW, but worth doing I think.

Chris
 

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edd_jedi said:
Here's the last one I did (before and after)

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Genius 8)

Russ :D
 
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