Off Buffalo Craigslist I recently purchased one of these along with an Arkay Dual-Dri 150 drum dryer for $200. Came from Dresser-Rand in Olean NY. SAVED from the dump or scrap by a sharp-eyed gentleman employed there some years back and just recently semi-retired. Got the enlarger home and set up easily enough. It came with 2 240's, turreted 180mm Componon, B&L 88mm WA in Supermatic 1, 12.5 CP Berlin Dagor, Nega non-138 carrier, working bulb, extra Atlas 500wt Durst bulb, baseboard with target in center, 1000 8.5x11 sheets sealed Kodabromide F2S still good, other paper unsealed, 3 11x14 stainless steel Columbian trays, old graphic arts film, 12 gallons Dektol unknown quality 10+ hardening fixer still good etc
great deal, right? Seems I was the only one in the area interested. Rochester, NY? Nobody?
It's great. Better than my Omega D5
But quite a few questions
I have wood floors in an old victorian home. Shaky. I've braced the flooring best as possible.
Take off the track wheels for more floor contact? Grind down the "feet" so the base is level? Add 4 levelers instead? Less floor contact, though
alignment? The baseboard isn't aligned with the head. Using the two uprights to brace the baseboard how does one align it? Better to just align the easel instead? That seems to work but rather have it completely aligned
Nega carrier. Where does this put the enlargers age? What's with the "focus negative" patch it comes with? Front adjustment knob to raise the carrier? Is this like front/back negative alignment?
The baseboard target? How does this come into play?
Why would anyone enlarge with a B&L 88mm WA double-gauss lens? An OLD dagor? Dagor is acceptable probably but surely not the best. I don't have the condensers for those focal lengths, anyway.
Where do you get the conical lens "boards" to fit the turret? How do you measure them for other lenses?
how to focus a large enlargement? Lot of hit and miss knob inching.
Anything you can think of would help, too.
I've combed the internet. Youtube has nothing.
The drum dryer works. The drum is perfect itself. Even came with the frees-it polish. Too much wattage for my darkroom, though. Heat that sucker up for a couple prints? Apron needs to be cleaned.
Who wants to buy it? lol
My first ferrotyped print stuck. Need to break out the polish though I had cleaned it very well prior.
Also have some Pakosol from a previous purchase but ..
seriously, who wants it?
I'm sure the enlarger was much used as it has some minimal scrapes on negative stage and such but overall it appears quite good. Condensers and mirror/glasses etc all fine.
After a clean and regrease the thing moves with the slightest touch. It's a very well built machine.
No fan for these big bulbs. OK to just use an external fan to blow on the bulb housing to cool it or completely wasted effort?
well
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