Oxy, red wine, a decently stuffed wallet, and Freestyle...

[SchwinnParamount]

So, you got all that tonight. Oh, and you're a bit bored. What do you buy for your darkroom? Especially if you are relatively recently in possession of a newly energized passion for black and white film photography.

 

[MattKing]

Paper.
A really nice timer that includes a foot switch. An f/stop timer would be great.
A 4 blade easel that handles 12" x 16" paper ($$$).
Anything else wouldn't fit in my current space.

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

A light table and a good loupe...

 

[markjwyatt]

The red wine sounds good, but oxycodone? I'll pass!

Get a bulk loader and some B&W film, and maybe a couple new developers (Adox Rodinal, Adonal, if it were in stock for instance).

 

[awty]

A light table and a good loupe...

I bought a 14 x17 xray light viewer thingy, which I use on negatives too big for my scanner.

x2 on a f stop timer with foot switch.
A close second would be a wicked arse sound system with subwoofer to drown out the swearing.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

Matt: Timer with footswitch is a fantastic idea
Mark: Oral surgery today. The pain is... bad. Oxy is the only thing that works. But yeah, more developers would be a good idea. I've sort of settled on a film developer for 80% of my shooting but why not spend some time getting to know a new combo?

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

Not exactly for your darkroom, but they'd get there: 100 rolls of 120 TMX and 100 rolls of 120 TMY before Kodak -or others- start ruining production...
Just kidding, I hope those will remain fine!

 

[grain elevator]

A wishlist thread? Ok, in the hopes that Santa sees it: A print washer (but no need really, I'll make one myself, finally found a source for a plastic box more or less the right size), a bunch of paper, a good grain focuser, a better 75 or 80 mm enlarging lens, a bunch of toners I want to try.

 

[Nodda Duma]

Consumables: paper, developer, stop, fixer
Trays and tongs.

the rest I’d get from ebay

 

[jay moussy]

One of the classic books on enlarging and printing procedures?

 

[ProfessorC1983]

finally found a source for a plastic box more or less the right size

Don't leave us in suspense...

 

[grain elevator]

Don't leave us in suspense...

Wrong side of the pond, maybe there's a US distribution, but doesn't seem like the kind of product... Anyway:
For 11x14", and maybe if I somehow extend it just a little in height, for 30x40 (12x16"): https://www.schaefer-shop.de/p/stap...e-inhalt-33-l?selectedItem=90994&fprofile=b2c or https://www.ab-in-die-box.de/home/e...haelter-mit-geschlossenen-griffen-43-400.html
Something that could be suitable for a huge 12x16" washer, although it would likely not hold up to water pressure as it holds 70l:
https://www.ab-in-die-box.de/home/eurobehaelter-mit-geschlossenen-griffen-64-420.html

 

[Vaughn]

A darkroom.

Edit -- reading below...a rototrimmer would be wonderful!

 

[ProfessorC1983]

Wrong side of the pond, maybe there's a US distribution, but doesn't seem like the kind of product... Anyway:
For 11x14", and maybe if I somehow extend it just a little in height, for 30x40 (12x16"): https://www.schaefer-shop.de/p/stap...e-inhalt-33-l?selectedItem=90994&fprofile=b2c or https://www.ab-in-die-box.de/home/e...haelter-mit-geschlossenen-griffen-43-400.html
Something that could be suitable for a huge 12x16" washer, although it would likely not hold up to water pressure as it holds 70l:
https://www.ab-in-die-box.de/home/eurobehaelter-mit-geschlossenen-griffen-64-420.html

Thanks! Will keep an eye out for something similar over on this side.

So to answer OP's question, a proper print washer would clearly be high on my list as well as an easel... and with that I might as well invest in a new enlarger!

 

[MattKing]

Two nice Rotatrim paper cutters - a 15 inch model for most of my use, and a big one to cover roll paper sizes and 16" x 20" and larger sheets.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Ghetto blaster. I enjoy listening to music, or a hockey game when doing tedious darkroom work...

 

[Brendan Quirk]

For me - a nice print washer (not homemade like mine!)

For anyone who could use one - an RH Designs Analyzer Pro.

 

[Valerie]

Time. Can I please have time??

 

[winger]

Time. Can I please have time??

+1 !!

I like Matt's idea of a timer with a foot switch. I'd also like to try other papers. I love Ilford, but I'd like to see what else is out there.

 

[SchwinnParamount]

Time? Once you've made the perfect print with your newly acquired darkroom gear, how much more do you need?

 

[SchwinnParamount]

Ghetto blaster. I enjoy listening to music, or a hockey game when doing tedious darkroom work...

I used to listen to Art Bell while working in my darkroom. I just now found out that he died 3 years ago. Sadness. He was so much fun to listen to.

 

[jay moussy]

@SchwinnParamount so, what happened? What did you get for your darkroom - or did I miss an update?

 

[mshchem]

I had a tumble a couple years. I was prescribed hydrocodone tablets for broken ribs and a collar bone. I didn't know it was generic Oxycontin or I probably wouldn't have taken it. After a couple weeks I was looking forward to the stuff.
That's when I flushed what was left and took Tylenol. I can see why people get hooked, it's very comforting.

 

[Danner]

For the darkroom, I'd like to get a new timer that has both enlarger and safelight outlets. But, I have a nice Graylab 450 digital timer, with single outlet. So, hard to justify...

 

[SchwinnParamount]

@SchwinnParamount so, what happened? What did you get for your darkroom - or did I miss an update?

I am going shopping this weekend at Glazers in Seattle. The electrician replaced the bad breakers in my electrical panel yesterday and I have power today. I even turned on my enlarger just to see if my cold light head still turns on. It does.