de Vere 5108 enlarger 'control box' and neg holder

[interneg]

It also looks a lot like the very rare bench setup of the 5108 (i.e DVB) - which limits you to a 240mm lens for 8x10 - most of the bench ones were reportedly sold for photocomp work and the like. Easy to convert it to the wall model (DVW) if need be - or put it on the accessory floor stand (different from the DVF native floor standing type). I went the other way & converted a wall mount pin-reg 5108 into a bench one...

It also has the 500 Analyser system onboard by the looks of it, rather than a timer - you can take the plug from it & rework a suitable timer for the machine - or simply use the plug as a shorting plug for the control box & use a metronome.

[Tim V]

This is what I have…

[Tim V]

And this is the stabiliser box

[Tim V]

The holder is odd in the sense that it very much seems to be missing glass, as it won’t close flat to hold film tight - there’s a gap.

[Tim V]

This is what I’m missing - photo sent to me by a friend in different city that has one.

[Luis-F-S]

The bottom half of the photo is the contol box. The top half is the timer

[Tim V]

Yes, I know as much as that. No one I've contacted has any parts / info yet. I'm just itching to get this bad boy set up and functional!

The bottom half of the photo is the contol box. The top half is the timer

[Luis-F-S]

Yes, I know as much as that. No one I've contacted has any parts / info yet. I'm just itching to get this bad boy set up and functional!

I have an extra control box but it’s 120 V. Not 240 so it doesn’t help you

[Tim V]

Always the way! haha.

I'll try Odyessy Sales again, as they haven't replied to my query sent a week ago.

I have an extra control box but it’s 120 V. Not 240 so it doesn’t help you

[Duolab123]

Always the way! haha.

I'll try Odyessy Sales again, as they haven't replied to my query sent a week ago.

I would try to get that machine back to original specs. Such a beautiful machine.