Im looking for a 4x5 film dryer, nice desk top size, not the long roll film cabinets we all know.
Do they exist or is it a DIY job?
Im looking for a 4x5 film dryer, nice desk top size, not the long roll film cabinets we all know.
Do they exist or is it a DIY job?
http://www.architecturalphotos.net
I've never seen anything like you're looking for (though it could be out there). This is an option but may be bigger than you want, and it's not cheap:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...et_CD_10_.html
I used to have a small Durst dryer for rollfilm. It had a heater/blower unit on top and basically a thick plastic bag that hung down to enclose the film. Something like this might make for an easy DIY project, since you could use the heater/blower on top of whatever size cabinet you want.
I don't remember the manufacturer but I used to have a unit like you describe. It was made of a tan plastic, would hold 2-120 reels. It looked very much like a film washer, but was opaque and had a lid plus a fan in the base. Try a call to some business like Midwest Camera Exchange (mpex.com)
Jim
A little pricey, but this might fit your needs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FISHER-TABLE...#ht_569wt_1057
Roger
Looks interesting but the shipping is $941 to the UK
http://www.architecturalphotos.net
Wow, did look that closely at the shipping, sorry about that.
Roger
Rudgey,
you might want to also search for a "x-ray dryer". Some medical labs/facilities/clinics occasionally would do a chest x-ray, and their x-ray processors wouldn't be able to handle the larger piece of film in the dryer. A friend of mine here in LA called a few local hospitals and medical offices, and within 10 phone calls had a FREE x-ray film dryer in his hands(a tabletop unit like you're looking for) because the lab had gone completely digital with their x-ray department, and this dryer was going to be scrapped.
Ask for the radiology/x-ray dept
-Dan
Salt Hill used to make a dryer like you're looking for. I owned one and IIRC it did a good job on 4x5 (not such a good job on roll film, tended to leave spots, but on 4x5 it was fine). Of course Salt Hill is long gone but you might be able to find a used one somewhere.
Brian Ellis
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FWIW I found the exact dryer on local E-bay for $75 + a $10 pick-up fee. It works good for 4x5 and 8x10 film and prints but I usually let the film air dry in it (~4 hours) and also use a womens wardrobe for drying film. You could blow dry 4x5 and 8x10 with a hair dryer quickly. I've been doing that with 8x10 RC prints - takes about 2 minutes per print.
Thomas
I built mine. I used a plastic filing bin and a computer fan from radio shack. I cut a hole in the lid to match the size of the fan about 4 or 5 inches wide. Drill some evenly spaced smaller holes along the bottom to let the air pushed in by the fan out. I then ran some string in rows across the top that I attached some hanging clips from and there you have it.
Zak Baker
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