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Drytac Trimount is the way to go with fiber based silver gelatin prints. Get a roll that suits your workflow/print size, and chop it down for use.

Hey Bob,

Alexander Khirtikov makes custom washers. They look great, but I've never had a chance to see one up close.

https://lavky.com/underredlight/

He posts on Instagram under the name...

I have some Carlwen sales pamphlets and magazine article from the 1970s scanned, but the pdf is outside of the allowable size for this forum. Too bad. The pitch on the advertisement was "Speed up...

It sounds like you have a colour analyser, not a timer. I don't think Wallner made a unit that served as both a timer and an analyser.

A model number, or photo, would help.

From the Rapid Fixer datasheet

"Full, unopened bottles of ILFORD RAPID FIXER
concentrate stored in cool conditions, 5–20ºC
(41–68ºF), will keep for two years. Once opened
use completely within...

I'm with Bob on this one; the likelyhood is you'll do more harm than good trying to clean these. I would make some prints and see how much these marks come through before you do too much else -...

Chris Pashke has a wonderful resource section on her website http://www.designsinkart.com/. In the "Library" section of the site, click on "Articles by Subject" and find the "Press Adjustments,...

I forgot to mention that for the bulb I've listed above, you're going to need an adapter. Something like this:

http://www.replacementlightbulbs.com/lampsocketmsbayadapter.html

I don't think...

I wish Saunders made Vtrack easels in 20x24 - it's quite baffling that they didn't back in the heyday. I guess it would be massive, but so what. You can't compare them to anything else in the...

I've used this:

http://www.replacementlightbulbs.com/lampbza.html

I know it's 20V, but you could look around the replacement lightbulbs website and see if there something similar that will suit...

Last time I check with Focal Point, he didn't carry any. He was able to cut them down for a cost, if that helps.

There is this place in the UK:
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I was lucky enough to be able to attend the opening last week. A fantastic show, and so interesting to be able to speak to Bob about the nuts and bolts of printing the work. It'll be nice to visit...

Congratulations Bob! I can't wait to see the prints.

Hello Cor, I should have been more clear. I switched because I was seeing the pattern of the AN glass. I have been using a point light source, and it was wildly apparent. However, in retrospect,...

I've been using anti reflection glass the past 6 months instead of anti newton glass, and I have not seen any newton rings yet. I have printed a variety of film sizes and a large variety of film...

Thanks for posting that picture, Greg. Those bolts would be real handy, for sure!

Hello Greg, perhaps the CE 1000 is a slightly different beast? The only screws on the lensboard area on mine are for securing the bellows in place:

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Nothing else down there that I can...

Sure, you can adjust the front to back pitch with a lever on the carrier. It works well.

Hi Luis - the difference between the L1000 and 138 is pretty massive. On the Laborator 1000, the negative stage and lens stage are joined, so the only movements you can make are left and right...

Thought it might be for heat as well, but it's a considerably thinner glass than the heat absorbing glass on my 138. I guess there's no harm in keeping it there.

I've just wall mounted a Durst Laborator 1000 and am in the process of getting everything ship shape. The Uniwal wall mount offers some provisions for aligning the unit side to side, and that's all...

I've got 3 mixing boxes for my CLS 450 head on my Laborator 1000. On top of the mixing box is a piece of glass held in place by two tabs. I seem to remember reading somewhere that this glass added...

Hi ic-racer, that's a pretty clever system, and I appreciate the simplicity of it.

As I mentioned above, however, I'd rather avoid using any filters beneath the lens whatsoever. I'd rather fiddle...

Do you mean the regular Multigrade gel filters? I'd love to use them, but I can't think of a place to put them. I though about making a slot in the Taunodap, but there's really no room. A filter...

I've been given a Durst Laborator 1000 with a CLS450 head. It's a beautifully built machine, that reminds me of my first enlarger - an M605 - on steroids.

It won't be my primary enlarger - I've...

Sorry gentlemen, I must not have made myself clear when I made this post, so I'll try again.

The glass is sitting as flush as it can. That raised "ledge" - for lack of a better word - in the...

So a little update. For starters, the glass was sitting flat; it is slightly raised on two sides.

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That seems to be the design.

Second, I ended up doing Doremus's test with the...

I took some measurements this afternoon, and the ground glass was 0.7mm closer to the lens than the film holder. I took 5 different measurements, and averaged it out. I had a sheet of film in the...

More good advice, and I appreciate it. It's a long weekend here in Canada, and I'll have plenty of time to play around with the camera. I have a vernier calliper somewhere, and that seems like a...

Thanks everyone for the replies. There is no fresnel, and the ground glass is facing the lens.

Bob, I think you might be on to something. If you'll humour me, I'll answer your questions in...

I'm fairly novice when it comes down to shooting LF. I've played around in the past, but have never really gotten results. I'm making a concerted effort to shoot 4x5 right now, as I have a project...

Thanks Greg, I appreciate it! Those publications are well worth tracking down.

Could you tell me the name / number of that Kodak publication? Thank you!

Here's a photo - albeit a crappy one - of the Condit

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It stands approximately 60" from the white block 3/4 of the way down to the top. It's got to be half the size of the Saltzman!
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I'm pretty sure it was a 10x10, but I could be wrong. The carrier seemed to be square.

The darkroom co-op I'm a part of has space for one big enlarger, and it's a choice between these two -...

If you had to choose between a Condit 8x10 and a Saltzman 10x10 enlarger, both fitted with cold light heads, what choice would you make? Space isn't an issue. Pros / Cons would be really...

That's really great advice, thank you John.

Thanks everyone for the great information. Jac, that website you linked to is wonderful. I really appreciate all the advice!

Hello,

I'm in the process of acquiring a Saltzman 8x10 enlarger. I went to see the enlarger yesterday and was astonished by its size. I've got a Durst 138s, and it looked like a toy in...

One last question:

I assume that bulb position would vary from negative size to negative size - ie; there would be one position for 35mm and one for 5x7. But does the bulb position vary for...