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Print washer up to 12x16"
Need one of these, mine is broken and was never that good. Anyone have one to sell?
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Just bought the Patterson one, would prefer a Nova, but should still do the job.
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Just remember not to put more prints in when others (especially FB) are washing, so as not to recontaminate the washing water. Terry S |
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Yes this is what I got, at a good price from Bristol cameras. Mostly I need to wash 4-5 identical prints at a time after fix, selenium and then toning.
I'm wondering how well it will work for me given I also use wash aid. After this it doesn't make sense to put the print back in the washer given there is no isolation between prints. Might bite the (expensive) bullet and cancel this and get a Nova... |
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When I recently had a look, Second-Hand Darkroom Supplies (https://www.secondhanddarkroom.co.uk) recently had a good choice in washers. For example the Gravity Works 12” x 16” Print Washer, the Kostiner Archival 12” x 16” washer and, excitingly if you want the very best, The Silverprint 12” x 16” 12 Slot Archival washer.
Martin Reed’s excellent Mysteries of the Vortex about effective print washing is a must read in my opinion. You learn not only the theory but also that no archival washer is actually archival unless you follow the correct processing procedure and know how to get the best out of your washer. This article is on this site: http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.or...ghlight=Vortex and Part Two is especially useful where he considers Archival Washers in practice: http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.or...ghlight=Vortex Martin went on to design, manufacture and sell what he considered the ultimate print washer. This Silverprint washer is fantastic and I can state that it is my most valued piece of darkroom kit. It is the only design with a water dump approach that Martin identified as being very important to efficient archival print washing. Bests, David.
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David, d.s.allen, fotograf dsallenberlin@gmail.com http://dsallen.carpentier-galerie.de Last edited by dsallen; 7th January 2022 at 08:45 AM. Reason: Typos |
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Just thinking about it, if you are ONLY washing FB prints, a spoonful or two of sodium sulfite in the washer, to make the wash aid will only cost pennies, so you could do the full sequence in it no problem. Quote:
Terry S |
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12x16 print washer
The 12x16 Patterson one works as well as it could. I have always found that with resin coated prints, it is better to place the prints sized12x16 and even 9.5 x12 one at a time and face down.
I have never used it with confidence when printing on fibre based. |
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Many Thanks for the links to the articles.
I have recently been looking for information on print washing in cold water. The water from my cold tap has gone down to 8c. in the last fortnight. The Ilford information about doubling the washing time when the water is below 10c. is just what I have been looking for. I am definitely going to keep a printout of the articles. Cheers.
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Well the washers that I would consider appropriate for archival washing of FB prints (Kostiner, Nova and for me the ultimate washer from Silverprint with the 12 slots) are all listed as in stock. Bests David.
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My bad David. I thought that there was only one page of listings. It turns out that there are SEVEN!
For that I totally deserve... Terry S |
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