I don't think so. I made mine long before I heard of Yob.
That’s Parry Yob, he wrote in the 70’s.
I use his darkroom safe light with dimmer switch, very good.
You can find him in abe books
Hans Berkhout
www.gelsilver.blogspot.ca
These Rosy Products Stainless Steel washers may be no longer made
http://www.khbphotografix.com/arkay/PrintWashers.htm
I have the top one, bought it for $10 last decade
Water comes in bottom to plenum of holes that feed water between each partition, then simply draining off a top side set of holes.
It is very gentle, I also use it for 11X14 negs as doesn't scratch even X-Ray
Tin Can
I have the same print washer Tin Can mentions. I bought it in the late 1980s under the "Darkroom Aids" (a long-gone Chicago photo store) brand. It had been recommended (and tested) by my teacher David Vestal... it has worked well for me for thirty years. When I started making 16x20s I bought a Versalab washer, that worked well too; a slightly different design though.
I think that hole at the bottom is more practical than serving Fred Picker's hallucinations. It allows the water to drain when you're done using the washer, no need to tip it out.
I sure wish I could find one of these at a reasonable price.
Last edited by Steve Goldstein; 20-Jul-2020 at 07:41.
If you haven't read them you might want to check out this article: http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.or...read.php?t=296
I believe there is also a 2nd part.
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