Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]William, Jobo suggests NOT processing fiber prints in their print drums. Their reasoning: the ribs in the print drums leave marks in the paper. Haven't tried it, but will eventually. BTW Jobo's slot processors (NOVA) take up less real estate than any other option + they are very economical and easy to use (but must be used in the dark). $.02 shan At 01:40 PM 3/25/01 -0400, William wrote: >LUG'ers > >My "Darkspace" project is coming along swimmingly. I'm now the proud owner >of Valoy, which I traded for a clunker of a 85/2 Jupiter-9 plus a 100 >dollars at a local pawn shop. A little elbow grease, some WD-40 and 10 >dollars worth of electrical parts was all that was needed to make the thing >operational. No Focotar 50/4.5, but the baseboard is ok, and the neg carrier >was included. > >My ultimate goal is to be able to process FB 11x14 prints in the smallest >possible space. I originally wanted to be able to go as large as 16x20, but >11x14 will be just fine. > >Now - a Simple Rotary Processor Question: > >Is it possible to process FB B+W paper in a JOBO or similar ? I searched the >archives, but I didn't come up with any definitive answer. Intuitively, >there shouldn't be any reason why you can't, other than the fact that FB >paper is much more delicate than RC paper, so, perhaps it doesn't sit >properly in the drum. > >Any thoughts ? > >I'm not above tinkering around to find what works, but if I'm chasing a red >herring, I'd like to know before I go buy a used drum, motor, ect. > >Thanks > >William > >-- >William Gower >Toronto, Ontario, Canada. >w.gower@home.com >photos at: http://www.interlog.com/~marceau/ > >no archive