I'd just like to get some basic ideas for building a simple printwasher. I am relatively handy and understand the basic requirements. In my case I will be washing both 8x20 and 8x10 prints. I have been simply tray-washing so far.
The general idea as I understand it is plexiglass sheets to form the appropriate "slots."
Granted, the plexiglass sheets need to be affixed in some fashion, say, to the inside of the larger container.
I saw one washer which was both the tank portion, plus a (submersible) rack for the prints. Water in-flow at the top of the tank, water exit at the bottom.
On one site I saw where someone had affixed plexiglass dividers to the inside of a small glass fish aquarium tank. Seemed pretty crude but apparently worked.
I understand that the virtue of a "washer," (the supply water coming in from the top with an equal volume of water constantly leaving the washer from a tube at the bottom) is:
1. that water usage is reduced greatly because
2. the washing function is more efficient, i.e., water is more completely utilized to more completely remove unwanted chemical residues.
I would ask, what am I missing here? It seems pretty simple, at least concept-wise. Or am I embarking on something too difficult/tricky to mess with, myself?
You help greatly appreciated.
Robert
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