Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]William, It is possible to process fiber in a JOBO. I have been using my CPA2 w/ Lift and either a 1520/1530 combo drum for 8x10 and smaller, or a 2840 for 11x14 and smaller. For the past few years I have printed on fiber exclusively and have not had any problems. As another LUG'er mentioned, the drums do need to be dried before putting paper in. Not a problem just a quick wipe down inside the drum with a paper towel is all that is necessary. The NOVA is nice; however, with the rotary processor you have the option of processing film (with temp control) as well. The only thing I don't like are the plastic reels for processing film. JOBO sells a kit to adapt SS reels for use in thier processing drums. - -Jon Manchester >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