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rybolt

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Beseler 45VXL enlarger, Arkay 6 foot sink with Arkay drying cabinet. Got my 4 foot acculight viewing table and Seal 210 m dry mount press. A 50 sheet box of 11X14 Ilford fiber base Glossy and I'm ready to rock and roll. I just wish I hadn't sold the Arista cold light head.
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My current darkroom, Focomat 1c in the foreground and a Focomat Iic behind me. About 10x12 ft with a 8ft stainless steel sink across and a 30x36 inch deep sink for print washing. Electronic control for water temeperature. Small enough to be comfortable - big enough to handle 11x14" prints - and in a pinch 16x20.
Print drying rack, dry mount, negative storage in an sep. room. All the walls are 3/4" marine plywood so you never have to look for studs to mount things. Multiple outlets high up - two sep. circuits. Filtered water and a cushioned vinyl floor.
 
ChrisN said:
John - fantastic setup - I'm impressed!

No real changes to mine in the last couple of years.

Darkroom by Another Chris, on Flickr
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Chris, that is one serious 'man cave'! I've run a couple of prints off but I think I need fresher developer as they all had a warm tone. I inherited 5L of Ilford Multigrade which I was hoping to us up, but god knows how old it is.
 
Don't throw away the multigrade - you know you can develop film with it? You can develop most slow to medium speed films in 20ml in 300ml (per roll) for 2 minutes at 20c (yes - two minutes). 🙂

I have an old container too, which seems to be OK with my paper (Ilford RC VC glossy).
 
All this just makes me pea green with envy.😉

No use showing my apartment bathroom, not set up now anyway.

And when I do get set up then the missus need to go......NOW!
 
zuiko85 said:
All this just makes me pea green with envy.😉

No use showing my apartment bathroom, not set up now anyway.

And when I do get set up then the missus need to go......NOW!
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When I was in college I did three month road trips (co-op school) and traveled with tanks, reels and gallon jugs. Usually I camped but about once a week I'd find a cheap hotel and process all of my black and white film. About once every two weeks I'd buy a one gallon E6 Kit and do a mammoth E6 run. Nothing wrong with bathroom darkrooms. There's even a comfortable place to sit!
 
...and this is how it looks with the lights on:

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Currently it in my parents' basement, but am looking to move it into my apartment bathroom in the near future!
 
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