Want to Buy Wanted: Ilford 500 4x5 mixing box and plate for durst laborator 1000

[loman]

Hi Everybody.

I have a durst laborator 1000, with an ilford 500 head. I already have the 6x7 and 35mm mixing boxes, but am missing a 4x5 mixing box and adaptor.

Hope someone out there have one to sell.

Best Regards

Mads

 

[David Allen]

Hi there,

they are becoming very difficult to source second hand.

You best bet is to contact Lightwave who can make one for you:

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Bests,

David.
www.dsallen.de

 

[loman]

Hi David
Thanks for the link, I didn't know that a company like that existed!
I'll probably end up going that route.
Kind Regards
Mads

 

[loman]

I contacted light wave and they said they neither had any ilford 500 stuff in stock, nor were they willing to custom manufacture a 4x5 mixing box for me.
So I'm still looking!

 

[David Allen]

Very strange!! - they made a set of light mixing boxes for a friend of mine last Summer.

Seems like another 'old reliable' firm has disappeared from our choice of suppliers.

 

[SMBooth]

Any sheet metal work shop worth their salt should be able to knock one up.

 

[loman]

I thought about that too.
Does anybody happen to have the dimensions for the 4x5 mixing box plus the adaptor plate?

 

[SMBooth]

4x5 box is 143mm W x 117mm D x 160mm H.

There is no need for a mounting plate it fits the hole in the Ilford box.
The two side holes are 32mmH x 25mmW and 58mm from the bottom edge, in the centre
A couple of dimple stop the box falling through the hole, a few self tapping screw in the side should fix that problem.
The top is a lid made to be removed from some reason.

 

[loman]

Hi
Thanks a lot.
I'll contact a local metal work shop.