Bought one of these about 25 years ago, and now I'm setting up my darkroom again. Just cleaned up the unit, still perfect after sitting in a box all those years. Thanks for the video.
This has been on my list for awhile, for when I make the jump from 9.5x12 (the max in my current print washer) to 11x14 and 16x20 (my easel can handle 11x14, but I'd have to wash the prints in trays). I'm very happy to see this review.
3 hours total washing time is excessive. There are better and more efficient ways to wash your FB papers properly without wasting so much water. I wash my FB papers for maximum of 30 minutes for each final wash (2 final washes in total if I'm toning - so double the time and water consumption) and use probably about 3 gallons of water to wash it properly from the first process to the very last final wash after tonning.
Where I live, there is an abundance of water that if it goes unused won't go anywhere else for anyone else to use, it just won't be used. Here, it is not a finite resource (relatively) and there is no need nor is it necessary to conserve water for any reason. I do understand that in a lot of other places water conservation is important, it just isn't where I am at and there is no reason to worry about it.
Bought one of these about 25 years ago, and now I'm setting up my darkroom again. Just cleaned up the unit, still perfect after sitting in a box all those years. Thanks for the video.
Love FB prints, glad to see there are still some of us around, great review.
Thanks!
This has been on my list for awhile, for when I make the jump from 9.5x12 (the max in my current print washer) to 11x14 and 16x20 (my easel can handle 11x14, but I'd have to wash the prints in trays). I'm very happy to see this review.
The pin is only used to quickly drain the tank of water, after finishing the washing of your prints.
Yes, it works well.
@@EdwardMartinsPhotography Glad to here you’re still printing.
Buy the largest one,, instead of buying twice like me. 🤣
3 hours total washing time is excessive. There are better and more efficient ways to wash your FB papers properly without wasting so much water. I wash my FB papers for maximum of 30 minutes for each final wash (2 final washes in total if I'm toning - so double the time and water consumption) and use probably about 3 gallons of water to wash it properly from the first process to the very last final wash after tonning.
Where I live, there is an abundance of water that if it goes unused won't go anywhere else for anyone else to use, it just won't be used. Here, it is not a finite resource (relatively) and there is no need nor is it necessary to conserve water for any reason. I do understand that in a lot of other places water conservation is important, it just isn't where I am at and there is no reason to worry about it.