Color Print Dryer?

[davetravis]

Has anyone ever used an Ilford Ilfospeed 1050 print dryer with color prints?
If not, what print dryers do you use for color fiber and poly prints?

 

[Mick Fagan]

For standard RA4 colour paper I have used a very old Ilford paper dryer for years, I used to do EP2 colour paper before RA4.

Currently I have a Rowi RC paper dryer which is about 310mm wide. I put all of my B&W, colour paper and sheet film through it.

I've never put any kind of fibre paper through a paper dryer, not sure if it's possible. Well maybe it's possible, but not practical.

I bought my current paper dryer secondhand for a very good price!

Mick.

 

[pentaxuser]

Has anyone ever used an Ilford Ilfospeed 1050 print dryer with color prints?
If not, what print dryers do you use for color fiber and poly prints?

For RC paper, both RA4 and B&W I have found that the cheaper tray type dryers as opposed to the roller dryers are very effective for normal amount of prints.

RA4 prints seem to dry especially quickly with just the fan circulating the air as opposed to the heating element.

If you can wait for about an hour or so then Paterson drying racks will fit the bill even more cheaply.

The heated roller dryers have a tremendous throughput but also a tremendous cost.

Pentaxuser

 

[Mick Fagan]

Would you believe, $50 for a near new paper dryer! That's not expensive, it just took 2 years of waiting for one to come up.

I just couldn't resist it and frankly after having a paper dryer for the last 15 years I couldn't imagine being without one.

Mick.