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Heespharm
2-Jul-2011, 16:00
so i heard someone did this and i thought it would be better than what i was already doing to process cyanotypes

i took a old broken scanner and gutted it then bought a calsun face tanner off ebay for 60 bucks and gutted it too and put the guts in the scanner... the starters and ballast barely fits also besides screwing in some components and taping up all external holes with elec. tape it was easy... one good thing is that it comes with its own egg timer and uv protective goggles...

after running it for 30 minutes im satisfied there no shorts in the system and no real heat buildup... and found exposure times a little less than 7 minutes... with no evidence of uneven lighting... next step is to tape cloth along the side of the lid to drap over the sides to prevent uv light from escaping through the sides

i think i voided the warranty :-)

enjoy!

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Heespharm
2-Jul-2011, 16:01
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crappy iphone shot of print... lots of noise

Pawlowski6132
2-Jul-2011, 16:53
Ingenious!

Jay DeFehr
2-Jul-2011, 17:07
That's great! The same idea trickled through my mind the other day, and it's great to see it validated. Thank you so much for sharing your success!

Nathan Potter
2-Jul-2011, 18:54
Great! These are the kind of little innovations I like to read about.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

D. Bryant
2-Jul-2011, 19:30
i took a old broken scanner and gutted it then bought a calsun face tanner off ebay for 60 bucks and gutted it too and put the guts in the scanner...

What kind of software do you use?;)

Heespharm
2-Jul-2011, 21:37
What kind of software do you use?;)

Well let's just say the digital ICE is no longer an issue

clair mcknight
4-Jul-2011, 16:48
what an awesome idea. and a great way to recycle obsolete electronics. i built a large lightbox with 48" tubes in 4 standard fluorescent fixtures screwed into the top of a plywood box. the spacing between the tubes was just a hair too wide and ended up with stripes on my cyanos. yours sounds way better!