[LargeFormat] 8x10 Enlarger

[tripspud]

Hi Lauvone!

     Sounds like you are ready to go to work!  BTW,
we're the same age.  Last year, I set up a 5x7 Elwood with
a 180 Componon and it will enlarge up to four times with this
lens.  What is the maximum enlargement size on the baseboard
with the 240 Rodagon?  Will you use glass to sandwich the
negatives?

Thanks!

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

LauvoneT wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> I do have the enlarger set up, I had to do a little
> work on it because the locks to hold the lens stage
> and head stage didn't work.  Someone put the wrong
> size type bolts in it.
>
> It took me a while to get it together, not because it
> was that hard, but because I had to move lots of
> things out of the darkroom to make room for it.   My
> son machined the lens plate now it works fine.
>
> I haven't made any prints yet, I had been using a
> makeshift film dryer, so since I was upgrading, I
> built a new one, which can hold over 25 rolls of 35mm,
> or the same of 120, or probably 4 dozen sheets of 4x5
> or 2 dozen sheets of 8x10.  I put a timer and a light
> bulb on it to help dry the film quicker.  Very seldom
> am I in a hurry on the film drying, so I didn't worry
> about adding a fan for drying quicker.
>
> I have the enlarger plumbed, squared and level at all
> stages.  One more thing I am going to do is strap it
> to the wall of the darkroom in order to make it more
> stable, whether it really needs it or not.
>
> I am going out with the 8x10 this afternoon, shooting
> some FP4+.  I plan on using Perceptol 1:3 as mentioned
> in Barry Thorntons book, Elements.
>
> I plan on shooting 3 or 4 sheets of the same scene and
> developing for what I figure is N-1, N and N+1 times,
> to see which works best in the print.
>
> I am also going to Howard Bonds printing class next
> month, hope to see a big imporvement after that class.
>
> The Rodenstock Rodagon 240 5.6 lense that came with
> the enlarger is just like new, not a scratch nor ding
> on it anywhere.  I am sure it is a superb lens and
> that I will be happy with it.
>
> OH, it isn't as heave dissasembled as I though.  I
> carried all the enlarger inside by myself, except the
> 8 ft column, and that was because it was awkard, not
> because of the weight.  And, nope, I am not a he man
> (:>)  Durn it!!, just a 58 year old regular person.
>
> After I have time to do some prints, I will report
> back and let folks know how it does.
>
> Thanks for asking.
>
> Lauvone
>
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