Height of Devere 5108?

Dave Dawson · Jun 26, 2009

Hi Gang, Can anyone tell me the height of a De Vere 5108 floor standing enlarger please?

TIA
Cheers Dave

eclarke · Jun 26, 2009

Mine was too tall to go in the basement so I bought a bech mount from KHB and set it up that way..works great...Evan Clarke

Dave Dawson · Jun 26, 2009

eclarke said:
Mine was too tall to go in the basement so I bought a bech mount from KHB and set it up that way..works great...Evan Clarke

That's a good idea Evan.....Thanks Dave

Tom Kershaw · Jun 26, 2009

Dave,

I have an extended ceiling section in my darkroom to accommodate the full height of the enlarger. Something along the lines of 2400mm if I recall correctly.

Tom.

Ian Grant · Jun 26, 2009

Dave, the floor mount is far superior, I use mine for 6x17, 5x4 & 10x8 and would be crippled if I had to use a bench mount version as I wouldn't be able do decent sized enlargements. If all you do is up to around 1x14/12/16 fine but I do print larger very occasionally and the drop bed is brilliant.

My previous enlarger a Johnson V54 was wall mounted at bench height (alongside a Durst M601) but the base board slotted into a rack that enabled me to take it down to floor level. You still need the height, but the bench mount De Vere doesn't allow this.

Ian

Dave Dawson · Jun 26, 2009

I once measured up for a 19" equipment racks height...BUT forgot that the ceiling needed to be about a foot higher in order to get it in horizontal and then 'swing' it up verticle! We landed up sawing about 6" off the cabinet!!! Once bitten.......

Cheers Dave

paul_c5x4 · Jun 26, 2009

Dave - The only reference I've found suggests that racked to full height it is about 8ft (2.4m). Additional headroom is required for air movement or the head overheats.

It might be worth contacting the seller and see if he will allow a viewing.

Ian Grant · Jun 26, 2009

The head shouldn't need extra height for cooling as it should have exhaust fans on the side. Mine has and an extra controller that keeps the fans running for an adjustable time after the lamps switch off.

A Devere floor standing enlarger might fit in but not allow the head to rise to the top of the column, that would be preferable to a limited bench mount.

Ian

Dave Dawson · Jun 27, 2009

I had a measure up this morning and the floor to ceiling distance is 2.4M so it will be touch and go to see if it will fit. I appreciate that there should be extra height above to allow the head to go up to it's highest but this won't be an issue as I won't be doing prints larger than 20"x16"

Cheers Dave

Mick Fagan · Jun 28, 2009

Dave, if your enlarger has the drop table, then raising the head to or near the top of the column, doesn't need to happen.

One just drops the table down a slot or two, or four, to get unbelievable enlargements.

Mick.

eclarke · Jun 29, 2009

Ian Grant said:
Dave, the floor mount is far superior, I use mine for 6x17, 5x4 & 10x8 and would be crippled if I had to use a bench mount version as I wouldn't be able do decent sized enlargements. If all you do is up to around 1x14/12/16 fine but I do print larger very occasionally and the drop bed is brilliant.

My previous enlarger a Johnson V54 was wall mounted at bench height (alongside a Durst M601) but the base board slotted into a rack that enabled me to take it down to floor level. You still need the height, but the bench mount De Vere doesn't allow this.

Ian

I agree it's superior but I just couldn't get it into or set up in the darkroom..Evan Clarke

Jesper · Jun 29, 2009

If the floor mount is too high you can use the wall mount (I'm using it this way since I unfortunately doesn't have 2400mm free height in my darkroom).

If you need any parts you can probably find them here:
http://www.khbphotografix.com/devere/index.html

Jeff Bannow · Jul 2, 2009

The column goes up a full 8 feet, and looks pretty solid. More solid than I could cut through at least.

I'm also working on a solution for the too high issue.

Height of Devere 5108?

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