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In September 2001 my wife and I sold our home in Atlanta and moved

to Orlando. Since then I've been without a darkroom. Today I just

finished developing 40 rolls of film (12 rolls 35mm, 5 rolls 127,

and 23 rolls of 120). Nothing like playing with water and HC-110 to

make a great night!

 

We built a new home and I added on a 20 x 24 studio, a 10 x 16 print

finishing room, and a 10 x 16 darkroom. For a year everything was

in boxes. I did drapes, landscaping, etc before the darkroom (by

order of she-who-must-be-obeyed). Last Memorial day I started

finishing the darkroom and print finishing room. I built an 8'

counter top for the Beseler enlargers, and a 16' sink. I put in a

12' counter top with a 4' x 4' matt cutter area. At last I have an

area to drymount and cut mats. Yesterday I sealed the darkroom door

and was open for business.

 

Now I have about 200 rolls to proof this weekend. I should get

caught up making prints from all these rolls in about 2 years.

 

So if you have been thinking about building a darkroom, all I can

say is do it now! It's great to have your own darkroom to work in.

 

Now I'm going to bed!

 

Tony

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Wow! Tony, I'm envious! Such a great-sounding work area. I guess I'm lucky to have space at all, a narrow half-bath with a 5 ft darkroom sink (built over the existing vanity sink and toilet), two mixing faucets with thermometers, just enough room for a Beseler 23C, and a closet for neg storage and accessories. I can do up to 11x14. For horizontal working area, I can fit sections of particle board in the top lip of the sink. The darkroom hasn't been active for about 10 years, so like you I have a backlog of fun! Best wishes...
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