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Finally finished the darkroom sink!

Took me all of 13 months of on again off again work building a sink from scratch. Finished it this weekend and as an added measure I framed in the walls as well. Since this is in the basement and I only have time to print well after dark and the kids are in bed I never have to worry about stray light. Even still it will be nice to have finished walls and a door.

Big thanks to everyone here for tons of examples and all the discussions. I'm trying to soak it all in.

Alan.
 

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David A. Goldfarb

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Nicely done, Alan! You might keep an eye out for an Intellifaucet that will control temperature automatically. They show up cheap on eBay and Craigslist like other darkroom equipment occasionally. It's not absolutely necessary, but since you've got a filtration system in place and have access to all the relevant plumbing, it wouldn't be hard to install.
 

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Very nice!!! I like the "in action" shot!

Just out of curiosity, have you had any issues with fogging with that big safelight pointed right at your paper easel?

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DanielStone said:
Very nice!!! I like the "in action" shot!

Just out of curiosity, have you had any issues with fogging with that big safelight pointed right at your paper easel?

-Dan
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Thank you, Dan. I was worried about that too, so my first "exposure" was one of 10 minutes or so of a sheet of paper placed in the easel with just a coin in the center, the idea being should there be any interference by the safe light I would see some grey about the edge of the coin - and see a white border too. After processing the sheet was pure white. Phew!

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If you flash or fog the paper first then the test will be more sensitive.
 

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Thought I'd do an update with a few changes that have come about. Changed to a jobo atl and added a durst 184 w/ omega f color head. Have a few more things to get situated but should be done for a while, maybe.
 

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David... regarding your EARLY setup. OMG... those were the days. I remember COUNTLESS hours painfully holding my water while trying to concentrate on my printing. But that was when I was just a young lad between the ages of 13 and 18. Later, I didn't have the room in my little apartment and after that the wife (wicked witch of the west) never put up with any of my hobbies but now that I'm alone I have all the room I need and, as Mel Gibson put it, "FREEDOM!!!".

Hey... maybe I'll have the 120 ft2 storage shed plumbed and convert that into a DR. No wicked witch to say "no".
 
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argentic said:
A few months ago I started converting an old granite stone barn into a teaching darkroom. Is anybody interested in following this process online here, giving suggestions going along? Or should I start a new thread here? Or a blog elsewhere?
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I started a blog on my barn conversion into a state of the art darkroom here.
 

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Nice darkrooms!

I have just started preparing our guest toilet for use as a darkroom. First, I will use it to develop film and some contact printing, but aim at getting my old enlarger working again...It's really small (10 sq.feet / 1 sq. metre, but will work out ok I hope. One good thing is that it is well ventilated.
 

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Basement Darkroom

Some photos of my darkroom. In the basement-advantages-stable temp, 68 in winter and 70 in summer!. Very dark. Disadvantages-also part of the laundry room as seen, no finished ceiling, although I have not had big dust problems yet. 4X5 and 35mm enlargers. I have my trays on the workbench with a slop sink around the corner. Storage in bins underneath. I just wish I had more time to use it!
 

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What a funny coincidence, I was just about to *finally* post on this thread (and yes, I've gone through the whole thing...) when I saw your pics. Came home from a really ridiculous day at work and my husband called me down to the basement (I was sure there was some sort of disaster) but NO -- apparently he had a corner of the basement completely cleared out for me, it used to house an old bathroom so a fair amount of work had to be done. What a great surprise, I finally get to set up my Saunders enlarger!

He found me some huge stainless sink (8 ft!) for a song, so that will take up one wall. I just need to install a table -- Mike, I like yours, where did you get them?

I will post before and after pics -- I am very stoked. Sure will be better than the attic bathroom I took over -- with the slanted roof and extreme heat. Boo!

JT
 

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I'd bet there heavy duty garage shelves but I'm sure he'll chime in later.
 

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Yes, those are the tables. Got them at Home Depot. I covered them with plastic sheeting I got at a fabric store. Good Luck with your setup, JT! It will be nice to have a big sink too.
 
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Thanks Mike-- They are exactly what I am looking for, I'll drop my the local Home Depot and take a look.

I don't have a ton of room, so I have to make everything as functional as possible.

But at least I can now stand up when I use an enlarger .

JT
 

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Right now, my bedroom is my darkroom. I have a fairly comfortable dry side setup with a 4X5 enlarger and another 6x7 enlarger. My wet processing is done in the attached bathroom, which is a little cramped, but works well enough for the moment.

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3e8,that's a nice enlarging box for the omega.If you ever move it looks portable.

Mike
 
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