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Recirculating print washer

dswiger

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I've also been following an older post by Todd Barlow that also seems to be a recirculating wash system.
Have you seen his post?
 

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A basic aquarium pump will do if all you are doing is recirculating. But that's not really washing. Look for an old Kodak tray siphon instead.

Unrelated : I once had a huge washer I couldn't fit in the sink, and didn't want it to overflow rather than out the drain hose. So I installed the same kind of float valve they use in cattle watering troughs.
 

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Was thinking about minimizing water usage for when I'm only running a couple of prints
Now that I'm ready to fire up my version of mshchem's print washer,
I've been considering "filling" unused slots in the basket with 1/2 closed cell foam sheets.
Does that sound like it would accomplish both the washing AND the least water?
 
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I'm sure that anything that's inert would probably be OK. It's all about, time, temperature, and flow rate. Test your prints with a hypo test.
 
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