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The one I've bought looks and is described as almost new. As soon as it arrives I'll be making a few small test prints from it, to see if I need to get the ruler and sharp knife out! Terry S |
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Terry, if it is well made then with relatively short metal blades you should get pretty good even borders
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I've got high hopes for it and can't wait to get back into my lovely (but cold) darkroom to try it out. In fact I can see the majority of my prints up to 10" x 8" being done on it in the near future, rather than on my much bulkier but excellent, other easels. Don't we all love a happy ending? Terry S |
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It's a very simple pull in, push out device, but on the OUTSIDE of the easel itself. I will try and upload a small pic later, which will show better than I can describe. People may have seen it before, but I haven't. Terry S |
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Just to recap, I mentioned that a 'new' to me, small masking frame had little pull out tabs to alter the margin size... Terry S |
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Thanks Terry, Certainly not a type I have ever seen but then again in the analogue/darkroom heyday there was probably a lot of different things made for printing that I have never seen or heard of, many of which may now be gone forever
Mike |
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I have an old LPL 8x10".
Just two moving arms. Solid and square. The margin can be adjusted from 1/4" to a midges over 5/8". There is a screw on the back that loosens the paper guide in the upper left corner.This slides diagonally to allow adjustment of the margin to the max. of 5/8". On the 1/4" setting the arms are easily set at the correct positions, but when using the larger border the scales need a bit of mental arithmetic to figure the spot to use when using standard size papers. I find it a lot easier to use a gash piece of 8x10 and draw the borders for the larger size. When I come to use the larger size borders I pop my reference sheet in and move the arms to the previously marked positions. One sheet has half a dozen different sizes marked on it. Cheers.
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Nat, like you I have an LPL 10x8 and use it exactly as you do. I also have a 7x5 which is just the same, on a smaller scale.
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