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PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING EQUIPMENT sa PHOTOCHEMISTRY TEMPERATURE CONTROL sa PHOTOGRAPHIC DARKROOM sa PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM PROCESSING EQUIPMENT xx PHOTOGRAPHIC DARKROOM xx PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT PROCESSING Tip on using a wallpaper wetting tray and a piece of stainless steel tubing to process oversize prints. Tip on agitating a tray so as to keep chemicals from splashing on your fingers. Tip on making photographic print squeegees from automobile windshield wiper refills. Tip on removing the lids from the Jobo 3000 series processing drums. Color in quantity. Two experts share their techniques for medium-volume color printing and processing. Includes a look at processing equipment options. Causes of streaking and stains when using rotary drum film and print processing are pinpointed and correct procedures are described. Tips on extending chemical life in automated print processors. User test of the Fujimoto Image Processor CP31. Achieving consistency in color printing. A test procedure to determine how density and contrast vary along the length of a processing drum. Tip: A second tray with a clean bottom will serve as a floating lid for a tray of chemicals. Color processing drums. An in-depth report on what is available and the differences. Hand powered drum agitator for color processing drums is made from some wood and casters. Est. cost: $5. Move up to basket processing of color prints. Tips on equipment and procedures. Tip: Use wallpaper wetting trays for processing large photo prints. Over-the-sink print processing center. A wooden rack holds three print trays, one above another. Ideal for a small darkroom. Tip: Convert spring-clip clothespins into small tongs. Tip: Add a drain hole to a large photo tray to facilitate returning chemicals to bottles. Tip: Make an un-motorized color processing drum roller from 4 casters and a piece of wood. A look at "batch" processing equipment suitable for color prints, representative costs and tips on use. Photograph illustrates a homemade battery-powered drum agitator. Print tongs. An in-depth look at the various styles of tongs available. Tip: How to modify the motor base for a processing drum to induce a slight end-to-end (sine wave) type of agitation. Tip: Hook up a small aquarium aerator to two trays of hypo to produce constant fixer agitation. Tip: Make a motorized base for print processing tubes from a childs battery-powered toy truck. Automatic tray rocker is powered by a windshield wiper motor and a 6-volt dry cell battery. The unit will hold 3 11"x14" trays. Est. cost: $30. Collapsible tray stacker made out of wood dowls and door molding. Holds up to six 8"x10" trays on three levels. Speed up color-print processing by using trays instead of processing tubes. Tip: Improper removal of filler cap on a processing drum can cause scratches on prints. Simple jig will help loosen stuck tops of print processing drums (if they are equipped with a protruding offset). Darkroom in a drum. Plastic tubes for multiple processing needs. How to use processing drums for both paper and film. How to make your own processing drums large enough for prints up to 40"x50" from thin-wall PVC sewer pipe. Tip on leveling a color processing drum used with a motor-driven base. Tip: Plexiglas tray covers reduce the level of chemical odors in a photo darkroom. Rack for using a Unicolor drum with the Model 14 Photo-Therm temperature controller water bath in order to make 8"x10" prints. Ilford CAP-40 processor. Tips on using this Cibachrome machine to also process black-and-white and Ektacolor prints. Warp-speed color printing. Ektacolor RA-4 comes to the home darkroom. Includes instructions for converting a CAP-40 processor to the RA-4 process. Tongs for all reasons. How to make wooden tongs which can be used as salad servers, ice cube tongs, photographic tongs, etc. Using a deep tank and one (not two) rubber gloves will speed up print processing. Two-machine stabilization processing produces quality b&w prints rapidly. Tips on establishing an effective equipment maintenance program for a photographic laboratory. Tricks of the trade. (1) Modify a flash meter to work from a PC cord. (2) How to process eight 4x5 prints, four 5x7 or two 8x10s in a standard 11x14 drum. (3) Use opaquing pens or rubylith material to eliminate (knock out) backgrounds on medium or large format negatives. Jobo Autolab ATL-2 processing machine for film and paper (both color and B&W). Includes tips on controlling some minor problems when using the processor. Getting the most out of your roller transport color processor. Tips on cleaning, chemistry, calibration, etc. Tips on using the daylight processing drum and nomograph charts to make home color processing easier. Six-foot long rocking tray table holds six 8x10 trays. The trays are gently oscillated (rocked) back and forth by an electric motor to provide agitation. Est. cost: $40. How to make color prints in the $20 Heath/Mitchell color canoe that are comparable to those made in a $250 drum processor. Tray processing compared with machine (stabilization) processing. Make your own processing drum from plastic sheeting formed into a tube and outfitted with wooden end plugs. Use only 8 oz. of chemistry for a 20x24 print. Est. cost: $18. Tip: Use wooden tongue depressors to make photo tongs longer. Agitating box holds three print trays and gently agitates them by means of an electric motor. Tip: Apply fluorescent tape to outside of processing drum to facilitate loading in the dark. Print lifter that helps get prints out of darkroom chemical solutions without bending or creasing. Floating lids save chemicals in the darkroom. Make your own from Plexiglas or acrylic. How to level your motor base agitator and keep it that way while in use. Build your own odd size, oversize or deep developing tanks from glass. Use silicone and fluorosilicone/sealants to glue the glass together and make it leak proof. Tips on processing prints using garden sprayers and sponges to apply the developing and fixing solutions without the need for tanks or trays. Tip: Use "wetting troughs" for pre-pasted wallpaper as inexpensive trays for large prints (16x20 or larger). Using the Kodak Ektaflex Printmaker to make color prints. Accurate processing of photo materials which require precise control of agitation, time and temperatures can be achieved by using one-shot chemistry in a rotary processor. Some tips. Stabilization processing. A review of available equipment and their features. Includes information on how to use a stabilization machine to develop conventional RC papers. Doing the Dead Sea Scrolls. Description of a project to copy several thousand 5x7 negatives to make 4x5 positives. Includes user tips for the Jobo AutoLab ATL-3 processor. Make your own floating lids for photo tanks out of melted paraffin. Tip: Use cardboard water troughs for wetting prepasted wallpaper as developing trays for large prints. Stabilization processors discussed. Tips on using the Maxwell Mural Tank to make a 30"x40" enlargement. The latest word in stabilization printing. How it works, what equipment and supplies are available and how it can increase your output and creativity and save you time. Six darkroom projects. (1) cardboard light box, (2) floating tray lids, (3) spacer for focus magnifier, (4) press for flattening prints, (5) borderless enlarging easel and (6) enlarger light intensity control. Use a stabilization processor for quick prints you can fix later. Part 1. What is available in papers and processors and tips on their use. Matching a color-print processor to your needs. Part 1. Questions to be asked when comparing models and brands. Matching a color-print processor to your needs. Part 2. A sampling of processing drums and systems on the market today. Matching a color-print processor to your needs. Part 3. Unusual processors for color printing in home darkrooms. Plastic divider lets your process four 4x5s in an 8x10 tray. Foam lids protect photo solutions. | |||||||||
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