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Subject: Re: [Leica] Darkroom Setup Books
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 11:04:03 -0700
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Thanks Phil,

Yes I neglected to mention ventilation. Both of your suggestions are 
worth looking into further.

Regards,

Greg

Phil Stiles wrote:

>Dear Greg:
>Just a comment on darkroom design. Once you have a "dark room," the next
>most important item is ventilation. I have a kitchen exhaust fan on the
>wall above the sink and a double furnace filter in a light trap on the
>opposite wall. This pulls fumes, etc. away from you, and replaces the
>exhausted air with dust filtered air.
>	Regards,
>	Phil Stiles NH USA
>
>Roy Zartarian wrote:
>
>>Greg
>>
>>I used a then-contemporary edition of the Darkroom Handbook by Demaio.  It
>>got into the details of wiring, plumbing, carpentry, etc.  Amazon has the
>>most recent edition available.
>>
>>As for the sink which other messages mentioned, I built my own from exterior
>>grade plywood, fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin and if you go the
>>do-it-yourself route, I'll offer up whatever advice I can on the joys of
>>applying expoy resin in August.
>>
>>Roy
>>
>>On Saturday 12 January 2002 12:27 pm, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote:
>>
>>>Can any of the list members who have built and setup their own darkroom
>>>suggest a good in-depth reference book in that regard.
>>>
>>>I have been steadily acquiring the items I need to build my own darkroom
>>>(revolving light trap door, faucet temperature control, sink, etc.) but
>>>I am a real novice in this regard.
>>>
>>>All suggests welcome.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Greg
>>>
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In reply to: Message from "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> ([Leica] Darkroom Setup Books)
Message from Roy Zartarian <rzartarian@snet.net> (Re: [Leica] Darkroom Setup Books)
Message from Phil Stiles <stiles@metrocast.net> (Re: [Leica] Darkroom Setup Books)