Favorite darkroom gadgets?

[cyrus]

What are your favorite darkroom gadgets that were not really designed/intended for the darkroom that you're adopted for use in the darkroom?

Mine: Refrigerator door seal magnets - the thin long strips that go inside the seal along the door. I use these to keep test strips flat on the easel. I also discovered that placing them on the easel's arms helps keep the paper flatter (or so I convinced myself)

Also, talking countdown timers - I like the Tel-Time model which goes for about 12-14 bucks but I've seen them going for 9 bucks too. Good for long exposures too

[Ralph Barker]

Binder clips of all sizes - they make great film-drying clips.

[Nick_3536]

picnic cooler. Make temperture control a breeze.

[Stan. L-B]

My system for draining the large Jobo Drum to enable me to use one hand for the lift, without over taxing the lift mechanism, the other hand to catch the chemical drain off in the container. I use about 50cm of 5mm rubber tube secured to the drum rail. It really works - even with a full drum!

[Jorge Gasteazoro]

My system for draining the large Jobo Drum to enable me to use one hand for the lift, without over taxing the lift mechanism, the other hand to catch the chemical drain off in the container. I use about 50cm of 5mm rubber tube secured to the drum rail. It really works - even with a full drum!

Tube or hose? I just broke mine and I am looking for a way to work since Omega/Satter does not seem to be up to speed with parts just yet.

[Chris Strobel]

Ziplock bags.I fill em with water, freeze em, then place em in my trays as needed to control temps.Where I live the tap water is usually too warm.

[Jim Jones]

A clock that ticks loudly to time dodging and burning.

[Michael Daily]

Radio.
Michael

[bob carnie]

crumpled packaging tissue to use as a diffuser in split printing, either the highlights or shawdows. Do the first exposure and then lay the tissue over the easel and then do the second filter exposure.

[Stephen Willard]

Hand hair dyer to quickly dry prints.
A small air compressor from Home Depot for removing dust.