stacking trays

[BetterSense]

I am considering moving my darkroom out of a tiny full bathroom into an adjoining bedroom. I am considering building a small sink, maybe 14x36 inches, with a platform next to it for my enlarger to sit on. I just need a small space to knock out contact prints and 5x7 and occasionally 8x10 RC prints.

If I put 4 trays side by side (and I really prefer 6, for 2-bath fixing plus a water holding tray) it takes up a lot of sink-room. Has anyone had good luck stacking trays up to save space? With some kind of rack system?

I have heard of single-tray processing but I don't think I would have the patience for all the chemical changing for the casual work I do.

[vinny]

tray stacker
tray ladder
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...603-Tray-racks
http://www.apug.org/forums/forum43/1...ay-ladder.html

I've seen some pics of them somewhere on this site. pretty simple to make.

[blindpig]

I took an idea from Joe VanCleave and bought some small stacked storage trays from Walmart,pretty inexpensive and work well.Mine will hold 8X10 sized prints and are stacked three high so you might need two stacks for your needs.The result would be six trays in two trays space on your counter.Just a thought.

[seezee]

Here's how I did it. The large tray is made from scraps from my friend's sign shop, epoxied together. You could build a similar one on a small budget with a trip to the hardware store.

[Jerry Bodine]

There have been times when I wish I'd thought to install a john in my darkroom.

[bigdog]

Commercial and homemade:

[seezee]

There have been times when I wish I'd thought to install a john in my darkroom.

*SIGH* There's one on every forum. ;-b

[Jerry Bodine]

*SIGH* There's one on every forum. ;-b

One what? That was a serious comment, applicable especially to doing semi-stand development of film - once you start you're committed to staying in the room unless you can afford a light-tight means of leaving.

[seezee]

One what? That was a serious comment, applicable especially to doing semi-stand development of film - once you start you're committed to staying in the room unless you can afford a light-tight means of leaving.

True. My eventual darkroom will be my breezeway, which is currently plumbed for the washing machine. Might be worth putting a toilet in there, too.

[Jim Noel]

Think 2 or 3 times before installing a toilet in the darkroom. I won't list the several reasons.