I'll try to post some pics later this week. Paul Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> Cool! Ain't it grand when an idea comes together and you can make it > happen just by using things around the house? When are we going to see > some photos of your darkroom? > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > Well, I went for the second level table with the reversed enlarger. I was > > ready to head for Home Depot to look for something that might serve as a > > pedestal mount or, alternatively, a low table that I could use with the > > enlarger reversed. Then I looked out my patio doors and spotted an old > > piece of patio furniture: a coffee table sized table with a glass top and > > metal framework. It was part of a set of patio furniture that is long > > gone, and it's become somewhat of an eyesore. However, it's stoutly built, > > 22 inches wide, and 30 inches long. It stands about 15 inches high. It > > turns out to be the perfect height to serve as a second level enlarging > > table. With the enlarger mounted on the forward edge of the primary table, > > which stands about 30 inches high, I can rotate it to face outward and > > print on the 15 inch high table. This gives me a range of print sizes from > > 11x14 to 20x24 with the 100mm lens and 6x7 neg. Of course I can use a > > longer lens to pring smaller.. Rotating the enlarger column 180 degrees > > (as the Omega allows), I can print from about 4x6 up to 11x14 on the > > primary table with the 100mm lens. The enlarger is bolted solidly to the > > primary table, which is attached to the foundation of the house. It was a > > simple matter to align the surface of the lower level table with the > > enlarger head. All it required was one .060 inch shim under one leg of the > > table. I also found I can print 16x20 and still adjust focus without an > > extension. For now, that's as big as I'm going to go, so I'm in business. > > As soon as my 135 lens arrives, I'll see how it all works out with 4x5 > > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/darkroom-rentals/index.html > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
