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Print Dryers - Who is still making them?

thefizz

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Is there any companies still making RC print dryers?
 
Oops, I just realized that this about RC paper drying...
Thus forget about the the hot drying/glazing apparatus linked to above.
 
AgX said:
Oops, I just realized that this about RC paper drying...
Thus forget about the the hot drying/glazing apparatus linked to above.
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I bought an RC paper dryer a few years ago, one of a number of darkroom bits and bobs I bought when I retired. It's a hot air blower over 3 flat racks. But it makes the paper buckle and curl up, whereas air drying - just lay the prints on newspaper at end of session and leave overnight, they dry perfectly with a slight curl in one plane - is much more efficient.
However the good news is that when we got a new super-efficient boiler and the cellar became cold in winter, I can just switch on the dryer half an hour before I want to start, and bingo! ambient temperature down there is 68 F.
Richard
 
What about infrared dryers of the past? A list of makes and types would be helpful. An IR gives better gloss and reduce veiling.
 
Regal/Arkay is still making very basic and very complex models. They are available through B&H
 
One can use a regular hair dryer and not even have to squeegee, let alone take a second mortgage on the house.
 
miha said:
What about infrared dryers of the past? A list of makes and types would be helpful. An IR gives better gloss and reduce veiling.
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Itested several drying methods and could not find an difference in print color, gloss or veiling.so I went for a warm -air drying cabinet for simplicity and convenience.
 
The IKEA solution is awesome. Surely I must implement this. Much less real estate than my screen squares.
 
It has served me well - for prints (can hang around 14x 8x10" prints at once), AND film, in all formats... Couldn't really be simpler or more compact - and if you mount it a bit above head height (not so high you can't reach it easily), it's not in the way of anything at all!

Marc!
 
Thanks for all the replies, I have ordered an Arkay Regal.
 
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