matthew J Shaw
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Hi all, I'm one step further to setting up my vintage darkroom, as I have just been given a lovely old "Gnome Master II" enlarger, all the condensers, loads of lenses, and despite the dirt, she is cleaning up well... 
However, I am missing one piece and I'm hoping one of you could help me out or point me in the right direction...
With the enlarger, I have been given the 3 "Wray Supar" lenses that where originally brought with it... The mount on the enlarger seems to be about 1.5 inches and takes the 4 1/2 inch lens, there is an adapter to go from 1.5 inch to 1.25 inch to fit the 3 1/2 inch lens, however I am missing an adapter to go from 1.5 inches on the enlarger to 1 inch on the 2 inch lens...
I have tried every one I know & I can only get metric, these are old imperial threads, quite course (I suspect whitworth) and nobody knows where I can get one. So if you can help me out with one, or you can point me the right way, I would be grateful. There are other lenses I could use, but chatting to the guy I got it from, these 3 lenses where purchased all together when the enlarger was brought (back in the early 60's it would of cost a lot of money) and been the soppy fool I am, I want to keep them together and working.
So any help would be fab...
And I will keep you all in the loop as the project moves on.
M
However, I am missing one piece and I'm hoping one of you could help me out or point me in the right direction...
With the enlarger, I have been given the 3 "Wray Supar" lenses that where originally brought with it... The mount on the enlarger seems to be about 1.5 inches and takes the 4 1/2 inch lens, there is an adapter to go from 1.5 inch to 1.25 inch to fit the 3 1/2 inch lens, however I am missing an adapter to go from 1.5 inches on the enlarger to 1 inch on the 2 inch lens...
I have tried every one I know & I can only get metric, these are old imperial threads, quite course (I suspect whitworth) and nobody knows where I can get one. So if you can help me out with one, or you can point me the right way, I would be grateful. There are other lenses I could use, but chatting to the guy I got it from, these 3 lenses where purchased all together when the enlarger was brought (back in the early 60's it would of cost a lot of money) and been the soppy fool I am, I want to keep them together and working.
So any help would be fab...
And I will keep you all in the loop as the project moves on.
M
FrankS
Registered User
Can you post a digi pic of your set-up?
matthew J Shaw
Established
I"ll see what I can do... Most of it is still in boxes, and the enlarger is in pieces in my workshop having 30 years of dust and grime cleaned off it
Soon as she's back together I'll add some pics.
Soon as she's back together I'll add some pics.