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Old 24th November 2014, 10:23 PM
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Hi Pietro.

Welcome to the forum.

That is *very* large. It is unlikely the enlarger will enlarge to that size as it is - even with a wide-angle enlarging lens - but simply moving the head as far up as it will go and seeing how large the image on the baseboard is will tell you if it can go that large without adaption. If that is not sufficient, you can reverse the column on the baseboard and project from the table (or a stable chair etc) on to the floor.

I have not tried this myself but the general suggestions I have seen are to put a pile of books or other heavy weight on the easel to stop the enlarger tippling over when you reverse the column!

Exposure time will be long so the whole setup would need to be as stable as you can make it - the distance from the enlarger to the paper will make any vibration more noticable in the print.

Good luck! Cheers, Bob.
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