Tray processing (single or otherwise) won't work for me due to space limitations, lack of a sink, and unwillingness to pour chems in and out between sessions, or in the case of single tray, between each step. The Trimate spoiled me! I don't have to mix chems until they are exhausted, as the dowel rods on top of the slots keep the air out. I cannot for the life of me understand why the slot setup is not the standard, and why I can't walk into B&H and buy a vertical tray with lid for $20. It's just so obvious! Why are these not mass-produced?
Tray processing (single or otherwise) won't work for me due
to space limitations, lack of a sink, and unwillingness to
pour chems in and out between sessions, ....
The Trimate spoiled me! I don't have to mix chems until they
are exhausted, ........ I cannot for the life of me understand
why the slot setup is not the standard ........
MOST darkroom workers DO have space for 3 or 4 trays, DO
have a sink, and ARE willing to save or dump chemistry. Also
there is less reason to keep the same chemistry till exhausted.
I have space limitations but do have a sink so single tray one
-shot processing works well for me. The chemistry can change
from one print to the next. It is used very dilute.
I would need 7 trays or slots to duplicate what I am doing
with 1. I've fresh chemistry and water each print. I do use
a second tray for hold & soak. Dan
What about Kodak Stainless tanks for 8X10? I don't remember them being more than 4-5" wide. The hangers themselves don't have a lot of value on the used market, usually in a a dealers "please take this crap of my hands" bin.
buy a fishtank, and some clear acrylic 3/8" from a glazier. go to the hardward store, buy some clear waterproof caulk, and make your own slot processor.
craigslist for the fish tank, and maybe another $70-80 for the acrylic and caulk/caulk gun.
easy peasy
-Dan
buy a fishtank, and some clear acrylic 3/8" from a glazier. go to the hardward store, buy some clear waterproof caulk, and make your own slot processor.
craigslist for the fish tank, and maybe another $70-80 for the acrylic and caulk/caulk gun.
easy peasy
-Dan
I'm not so sure about how easy that would be. Slot processors must have drains to empty the slots, ideally a drain for each slot. Trying to lift an aquarium large enough for 16x20 prints that is full of water is inadvisable.
if he doesn't have that much space for a darkroom, or at least easy access to a sink, where is he going to store 16x20 prints?I print 11x14, and would like the option of 16x20, ideally.
New York City real estate makes it a bit difficult
Some of us manage tray development
in closets in New York City. We sell
our slot processors to the, um, less
imaginative. ;-) :::::ducking:::::
I'm not trying to argue, just asking the OP to maybe use his noggin a bit more than I've personally seen, or read here so far.
If you have a bathtub; make a deck for your 16 x 20 trays. For washing drop prints into the bathtub. Worked very well for me for about 10 years.
buy a fishtank, and some clear acrylic 3/8" from a glazier. go to the hardward store, buy some clear waterproof caulk, and make your own slot processor.
Have one made? Fabrication of SS isn't hard if you have the know how. There has to be someone in NY with the skill. $$$$?
The man that made the sinks & washers for Darkroom Aids lives in Michigan. Helix, in Chicago was still selling his washers 2-3 yrs ago.
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