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Beseler did not make the Unidrum, Unicolor did, but aside from that, you are
correct, most drums are made to be hand rolled. If I were making 20 prints a day I'd get tired awful fast of rolling the darn thing. For RA-4 I use trays. For film I use a Unicolor Film Drum and a motor base. Dilute film developers can require long periods of agitation. -- darkroommike ---------- "Norman Worth" wrote in message k.net... You can manage well without them. The Beseler Unidrum was actually made to be rolled back and forth on a table (using "drift through" temperature control). Its lopsided design assures proper, non-streaking agitation when used that way. Many motorized processors are pretty simplistic. All you have to do is make sure the drum keeps in motion and makes at least one full turn in each direction when you turn it. About 15 - 20 turns a minute works fine. If you don't mind getting wet, a water bath can be used for temperature control. "Mike" wrote in message ... How important is a motorized base for doing Ilfochrome (or RA-4 color printing)? I have a drum and thats it. I have not tried color printing yet, but would like to try soon. |
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motor base
Beseler did not make the Unidrum - but they make their Beseler tubes - and they
also make a motor base. Personally, I use the Beseler motor base and tubes for all color printing. Frankly, using the 11x14 and 16x20 tubes for multiple 8x10s works beautifully and saves untold time. And while I can use the motor base with film - I find it much easier to just do it by hand. --- Jerry/Idaho |
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