Dunwright & Vogel Prowash

I picked up a 16x20 Dunwright & Vogel Prowash Archival Wash System. It has a bunch of plastic rods included, and several different size panels with variable size slots.

Can someone give me a quick run down on the use of these rods and panels? I get that you can break it down for use with smaller print sizes, but I'm not sure what the rods and slots do.

Thanks!

Mine is 11x14, but probably similar. Put a row of full length rods along the bottom, then an unslotted panel with little half moons, then one with notches along the top. You can drop rods along the notches on top to keep floating paper submersed. The half moon slots in the lower panel let you put short or long rods to have some spaces available for smaller sheets of paper (or film). I don't really have much use for that feature on mine, but it might well be handy on the big washer.

I've been happy with mine, but would prefer a solid, one piece panel. Sometimes the division can make it harder to load prints as the edge tends to catch.

This has a couple links that show instructions:
http://www.largeformatphotography.i...amp-Vogel-ProWasher&highlight=dunwright+vogel

ChuckP said:

This has a couple links that show instructions:
http://www.largeformatphotography.i...amp-Vogel-ProWasher&highlight=dunwright+vogel

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Great find, Chuck. Just what I needed.

Directions attached here for future reference.

Here's a slightly enlarged PDF if anyone needs.