I’m thinking to use stainless steel instead of copper plates as a dag plate, so take picture on a silver plated steel plate. I know Jerry Spagnoli used it for small plates, but what about you? Do you have any experience with silver plated steel plates? (silver plating, gilding, disadvantages…)
I have been experimenting with stainless steel based plates for a while now and like them. Their best feature is that they only require a very light buffing to be ready to use.
I am going to start offering them for sale to daguerreotypists that wish to buy them ready made. My plan is to take pre-orders and manufacture them once a month. I have small samples available for sale now. If you have any interest please email me at plates@lightpoet.com and I can send you an information sheet. 5% of the sale price will go to support the CDags site and the Image Object annual show.
Attached are pictures of an uncut stock sheet and a daguerreotype made on the material.