Big print washer, small prints

pdccamerqs · Apr 10, 2024

HI all,

I recently acquired a very nice Nova System Promaster Archival Print Washer. It works very well for 11"x14" prints, but since the wash chamber is about 14"X16" small prints like 5"x7", and even 8"X10" have a tendency to slip down into the narrow slots, making them difficult to pull out. Has anyone with archival washers like this or similar devised some clever workarounds to pull out smaller prints when they are done washing?

Thanks,

Paul

ic-racer · Apr 10, 2024

I ran into this issue when I got my Nova 20x24 about 20 years ago. I use this long grasper.

However, it seems in recent times most paper I use will float.

pdccamerqs · Apr 10, 2024

ic-racer said:
I ran into this issue when I got my Nova 20x24 about 20 years ago. I use this long grasper.

However, it seems in recent times most paper I use will float.

Great idea IC!

I couldn't find exactly the type of grabber, but I did find these 15" hemostats on Amazon, which should work in a similar manner - thank you!

Paul

AnselMortensen · Apr 10, 2024

A plastic rod with a small piece of surgical tubing covering 1/2" of one end made a good tool for lifting prints up the slots.
That's what I used back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth...

mshchem · Apr 10, 2024

AnselMortensen said:
A plastic rod with a small piece of surgical tubing covering 1/2" of one end made a good tool for lifting prints up the slots.
That's what I used back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth...

+1!

brian steinberger · Apr 10, 2024

AnselMortensen said:
A plastic rod with a small piece of surgical tubing covering 1/2" of one end made a good tool for lifting prints up the slots.
That's what I used back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth...

My washer came with one of these.

jvo · Apr 10, 2024

AnselMortensen said:
A plastic rod with a small piece of surgical tubing covering 1/2" of one end made a good tool for lifting prints up the slots.
That's what I used back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth...

+2

pdccamerqs · Apr 11, 2024

AnselMortensen said:
A plastic rod with a small piece of surgical tubing covering 1/2" of one end made a good tool for lifting prints up the slots.
That's what I used back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth...

Hi Ansel and others,

I like this idea as well! -very simple and straightforward! Thanks for the great advice.

Paul

Rob Skeoch · Apr 12, 2024

Hey guys, just a side comment. I used a vertical washer for years, it was a different brand. Often the prints would stick to the dividers and it turned out there wasn't much washing going on when this happened. Within a couple years many of the prints were yellowed because of poor washing. Not sure how to avoid this and your mileage may vary.

Sirius Glass · Apr 12, 2024

I use a glass rod with a rubber tip to draw the smaller prints out of my vertical print washer.

ic-racer · Apr 12, 2024

The textured surface on the Nova/Promaster dividers is supposed to minimize prints sticking. I found out the hard way that the textured surface scratches 8x10 film when I tried using mine as a film washer.

George Collier · Apr 16, 2024

Gravity Works washers came with a plastic rod with a small piece of surgical tubing covering 1/2" of one end also.

Big print washer, small prints

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