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New darkroom, first batch of many questions.
Why not flourescent lights? I have a truck-load of them.
"bob" 1xwj.ReverseThePartBeforeTheDot@bellsouthnet wrote in message ... "Tom Gardner" wrote in om: 2. Drainage is going to be a problem. The best solution I see is to drill a hole through the block wall to another room in the basement that has a stack on that wall. I would then drill and tap for a nipple into the cast iron stack below the trap level in the darkroom. Seems like a lot of work and I'm not sure it's code. The rest of the plumbing should be nothing special. I think around here the typical solution would be to cut a section of the stack out and replace that section with plastic (with a T). The cast iron would need support to keep it from falling. I like the cleanout idea. If you have a cleanout, you can put a new short section of pipe into it, and add another cleanout. Don't use any flourescent lights. |
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New darkroom, first batch of many questions.
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:47:55 GMT, "Tom Gardner"
wrote: Why not flourescent lights? I have a truck-load of them. There are two problems with flourescent lights - for a darkroom the biggest problem is that they continue to glow and put out paper fogging light for minutes after they have been turned off, and secondly they have a strange spectrum for their light which can distort colours. |
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New darkroom, first batch of many questions.
Mark in Maine wrote in
: On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:47:55 GMT, "Tom Gardner" wrote: Why not flourescent lights? I have a truck-load of them. There are two problems with flourescent lights - for a darkroom the biggest problem is that they continue to glow and put out paper fogging light for minutes after they have been turned off, and secondly they have a strange spectrum for their light which can distort colours. Exactly. I saw an interesting plan for a light-table once (for B&W negatives). It used flourescent tubes, but it featured a light tight lid, so the user could close it after looking at negs, but before getting out any film. I think I would prefer my light table to be outside my darkroom anyway, but I guess he felt a need. Bob |
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New darkroom, first batch of many questions.
Good point. I will put in the fluorescent lights as general room light but
have work centers lit with incandescent. "bob" 1xwj.ReverseThePartBeforeTheDot@bellsouthnet wrote in message ... Mark in Maine wrote in : On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:47:55 GMT, "Tom Gardner" wrote: Why not flourescent lights? I have a truck-load of them. There are two problems with flourescent lights - for a darkroom the biggest problem is that they continue to glow and put out paper fogging light for minutes after they have been turned off, and secondly they have a strange spectrum for their light which can distort colours. Exactly. I saw an interesting plan for a light-table once (for B&W negatives). It used flourescent tubes, but it featured a light tight lid, so the user could close it after looking at negs, but before getting out any film. I think I would prefer my light table to be outside my darkroom anyway, but I guess he felt a need. Bob |
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New darkroom, first batch of many questions.
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Gardner" says... Good point. I will put in the fluorescent lights as general room light but have work centers lit with incandescent. "bob" 1xwj.ReverseThePartBeforeTheDot@bellsouthnet wrote in message ... Mark in Maine wrote in : On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 12:47:55 GMT, "Tom Gardner" wrote: Why not flourescent lights? I have a truck-load of them. There are two problems with flourescent lights - for a darkroom the biggest problem is that they continue to glow and put out paper fogging light for minutes after they have been turned off, and secondly they have a strange spectrum for their light which can distort colours. Exactly. I saw an interesting plan for a light-table once (for B&W negatives). It used flourescent tubes, but it featured a light tight lid, so the user could close it after looking at negs, but before getting out any film. I think I would prefer my light table to be outside my darkroom anyway, but I guess he felt a need. Bob Don't use flourescents for general lighting. Mine flicker for 1/2 hour after they are turned off. Might not affect paper, but I wouldn't want to take the chance with film developing. -- Robert D Feinman Landscapes, Cityscapes, Panoramas and Photoshop Tips http://robertdfeinman.com |
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New darkroom, first batch of many questions.
On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 03:42:52 GMT, "Tom Gardner"
wrote: Safe Light , should definitely be a Duka 50 , good for both B/W and colour work , with the Nova tank system make colour printing as easy as B/W , also has adjustable light output . |
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