Foam on Patterson 8x10 Pro-Proofer deteriorating.

Mike Kennedy · Oct 12, 2011

Is there a place where I could purchase new foam for this unit.A number of darkroom items were given to me for resale.This is one.I wouldn't put it in the classifieds they way it looks now.

Thank You

bdial · Oct 12, 2011

I used a neoprene mouse pad, cut to fit, to replace the foam on mine. Works well.

Michael W · Oct 12, 2011

In Sydney I went to a shop called the Foam Booth & bought some hard cell foam. It was pretty cheap and easy to glue in. Works well. I suppose there are shops like that in most cities.

Mike Wilde · Oct 12, 2011

I think mine is a Paterson. It has an 'adjustable' hinge slot that mates with the pins on the metal part that holds the glass, that accomodates different thicknesses of material in it.
The foam was going flaky after digging it out of storage while my darkroom was mothballed for a number of years I spent working overseas.

I replaced the foam with a piece of black rigid foamcore board cut exactly 8x10". Now I can load negs filed in plastic storage sheets by feel in absolute darkness or by very dim green safelight.
This abiility is a must when proofing c-41 and e-6 contact sheets.

Mike Kennedy · Oct 12, 2011

Great ideas folks,thank you!

paul_c5x4 · Oct 12, 2011

Pay a visit to your local independent computer store. Ask if they have any of the soft black foam that motherboards used to be shipped with.

quine666 · Oct 12, 2011

I also used black foamcore board. Works well enough.

mjs · Oct 13, 2011

Auto headliner material. Fabric stores such as "JoAnne's" carry it. It comes in a roll about 40" wide; you can buy a piece a foot wide and 40"-odd long for a couple of bucks and it'll do several of these. The material also works very well for lens wraps. My oldest daughter custom-made a wrap for each of my lenses a few years ago.

Mike

George Nova Scotia · Oct 13, 2011

If all else fails, some companies still supply parts.
http://www.patersonphotographic.com...0&categoryID=1257&recordsPerPage=10&textOnly=

GRHazelton · Oct 13, 2011

George Nova Scotia said:
If all else fails, some companies still supply parts.
http://www.patersonphotographic.com...0&categoryID=1257&recordsPerPage=10&textOnly=

Wow, the prices are incredible! I had the same problem and a local camera shop with a huge collection of used gear furnished me what amounts to a new old stock 35mm proofer. Now I can try some of the above suggestions on the old one with the crumbling foam.

I wish the prices for replacement glass lid with the masks were more reasonable. I could use a second proofer for my 120 negs. Ah, well.

Mike Wilde · Oct 14, 2011

I proof with the negs in thier palstic filing sleves; one proofer does 35mm, 120/220 in 6x6 V or H rows, and other formats, as well as 4-4x5 sheets per page.

Foam on Patterson 8x10 Pro-Proofer deteriorating.

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