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    Re: Glue used to make bellow.

    As I am now, been working in a job shop that makes Military and Aerospace parts, the biggest culprit I see is Toluene. But we also use lots of Acetone, I personally spray various forms of Epoxy...
  2. Thread: CPP3 Issues

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    Re: CPP3 Issues

    The position of the fuses is because all CPP machines were made as such, they weren't designed to be taken apart by users. I am sorry that seems inconvenient, but the complexity of the circuitry...
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    Re: Epson V850 Pro Scanner and 5x7 film & other

    Sandy; Do you know of a good source for drum scanning equipment at this point? Even if the stuff is older yet well supported is good 🖖 & Thanks! Pm is great.
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    Re: JOBO ATL 3 or a CPP

    As someone that was repairing Jobo processors prior to the restructuring of Jobo's business I'd say buy a new CPP3 if you can afford it and if someone actually supports them. Otherwise I would...
  5. Re: Scanner Options & Comparisons. Which to choose?

    I think there is a partial fallacy in how some scan and interpret the requirements for output. For that matter not everyone outputs to the same standard. There is also in my experience a nose in the...
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    Re: Saunders LPL 4500 question

    I worked on LPL Enlargers for about 6 years while Omega distributed them as Omega LPL enlargers. I want to say that the Modules are compatible however the power supplies were at some point modified...
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    Re: Darkroom Renovation Phase 1

    Replace the florescent lights with Led's. Only show people the view from the vantage point of photo one ;) Put the Enlargers on a dedicated counter or custom built table.
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    Redwood grid for Darkroom sink.

    I've seen a few darkroom sinks have a Redwood grid that lifts up stuff put inside to allow draining. Any thoughts why Redwood should be used versus say plastic used for the same reason?
    I've a good...
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    Re: Omega Enlarger Timer Problem

    With a Condenser Lamp house no stabilized power is required, so you actually can pull the stabilizer off the back of power supply. The six pin plug provides 22.5 v At one point I made a diagram for...
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    Re: Omega Enlarger Timer Problem

    No. You plug the enlarger lamphouse into the stabilizer, the 6 pins are for a Chromega Dichroic Lamphouse stabilized to 22.5 Volts. Omega makes a short cord for use of Condenser lamp houses. That is...
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    Re: Omega Enlarger Timer Problem

    Yes sir it does.
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    Re: Correct Omega D lens cone for 150mm lens?

    I worked for Omega for ten years, I was always doing this sort of research. In short you need the focal distance of said lens between the rear element of the lens regardless of focal length and the...
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    Re: Printing Images on Card stock.

    Thank you, this is what I was looking for in terms of help.
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    Re: Printing Images on Card stock.

    These are all great ideas and helpful, I found that the card stock I have produces an acceptable result for text, therefore I'll be printing the message portion of my cards on the card stock then...
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    Printing Images on Card stock.

    Greetings!

    So I've been away from this group for sometime. This is one group with a wide enough foot print to find an Expert! Every year I do a bit of print on demand birthday and holiday cards....
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    Re: arista e-6 with jobo

    Actually, the suggestion from Jobo for use with drums (especially Expert drums) and color chemistry is to preheat the drum in the bath, with the drum rotating. I would add that you should monitor...
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    Re: arista e-6 with jobo

    The idea is not just to monitor the chemistry in a beaker when color processing, if the temperature in the lower bath is correct the upper trough temp at the drum can be a good amount higher, enough...
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    Re: arista e-6 with jobo

    Adjacent to Brian's statement, if you are checking the temperature be aware that Jobo CPP-2 were or should be calibrated where the temperature comes out of the outlet in the trough. That temp will be...
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    Re: Driving Down To Death Valley

    We stayed in Beatty at the Atomic Inn, also ate in the 3? places :) there to eat. I also tried Sierra Nevada pale ale for the second time - it is a much different ale when purchased close to the...
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    Re: Driving Down To Death Valley

    I went to Death Valley this past September, I FedEx'd my 4x5 gear to a NV FedEx location. We then drove from Nevada to Death Valley. Upon opening my camera at the hotel that first day I found my...
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    Re: Calumet Closing!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Most folks in the USA have heard of Calumet, I will miss thier presence in the photoworld- only because less competion out there equals less choice. But there are still other stores I have liked...
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    Re: Hanging 44" prints

    How much do you want for the print? I have pretty certain demographics that say cheap framing equals people that won't buy the image. If you are going to glaze a larger image you need to use plexi, I...
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    Re: California water shortage

    Quite a few years back, I had a darkroom in my parent's house, we always had a well that produced enough water to bath and drink but we were conservative. At my first home it was under 15 gallons per...
  24. Thread: film

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    Re: film

    You know I've been doing photo since I was eighteen, and LF since my twenties. This year I turned 50 and one likes to think you know a lot after so much time, I gotta say this is one of the most...
  25. Re: grade 4 paper vs. vc paper and Chromega head

    I suppose that will work, I think either way its a long exposure on the paper. Knowing what grade the paper is capable of and what CI the negative has, are two benefits.
  26. Re: grade 4 paper vs. vc paper and Chromega head

    Old Chromega heads ended at 150CC, Newer ones ended at 170cc. Typically you would need to add more Magenta to get to get a grade five. The only way to know if you can get a grade five is to print a...
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    Re: Jobo Multitank 2 & 2509 - How much liquid?

    Hi Søren;

    Where do they stick then? & are you using bi-direction rotational cycles?
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    Re: Mail-order frame source? Pre-built?

    Tru Vue Ar is good stuff, one side produces the best result it has a very slight texture on the out side, the glass also has a slight red bias which makes it more color pleasant than standard window...
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    Re: running a job in one direction

    It will be fine until that causes it to stop running.
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    Re: Print Pricing

    I think you are correctly stating this, Like any other business you have to pay attention. In weddings and portraiture you can make the most money. But you have to be a people person, you have to be...
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    Re: Print Pricing

    It seems like a lot but not all photographers sort of lag behind making the kind of money they should, would or could like to make. When I see some art and what it does sell for I scratch my head,...
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    Re: Print Pricing

    I am going to trepidly step back into this discussion, and add something else to consider- hopefully my words will be read carefully before I am jumped all over: Would you sell your prints at...
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    I've been considering a small Nitrogen burst system, I envision building (Tig welding) the tanks and plumbing the system, my previous experience at the old Omega Arkay, taught me it should not be so...
  34. Re: Shelf Life of Fuji Crystal Archive Type II Paper

    Well always refrigerated RA paper could still be good, testing it is really the only way to know. If you have a control negative and a densitometer you can easily know how far off it may be. When I...
  35. Re: Print Pricing: comment on forum interaction and moderation

    I think this forum is a valuable resource. Sometimes one (Like me) forgets that it is provided at N/C at others expense. I am as guilty of occassional forgetting this-as I surmise are others- for...
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    Re: Print Pricing

    100 percent accurate.
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    Re: Print Pricing

    I base my one off price on what an edition has the potentional to make me. Typically I sell 16x20 prints for a meer 100 dollars each- If some one wants to buy out the whole edition of a negative then...
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    Re: Print Pricing

    This is just plain crap.
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    Re: Print Pricing

    If his name is recognized. Most places like cash- no BS required.
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    Re: Print Pricing

    That is my point- which you missed. Same price regardless.
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