Re: Darkening a Darkroom
Hi: Be very carefull with black plastic - its often not opaque You may be interested in Black Out Static Vinyl 36x48" Roll They say it can be put on a window and taken off repeatedly. from Porters http://porters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=221212&Category_Code=D1H&Product_Count=19 (this link won't work if it split into more than one line) A less expensive solutions - thick cardboard and duct tape. or - use blackout fabric from a fabric store - this is a heavy opaque fabric used to line drapery to make it opaque. Might be able to use velco to stick it in place. Gord On Friday 20 October 2006 5:02 pm, Bill King wrote: > After lurking on this list for a long time, I'm finally forging ahead to > make my own prints. So that I can get started, I am converting my laundry > room into a multipurpose laundry room/darkroom for alt-processes. For > those of you who aren't able to dedicate a room full-time to alt-processes, > what techniques have you used to make the room dark? Are there > particularly good materials for blocking light (possibly black garden > plastic)? Have you come up with clever ways of attaching these materials > so that they could be taken down (or at least be unobtrusive) when needed? > I have a small window (which can remain blacked out) and a door (which > needs to be functional for laundry too) to worry about. > > Thanks so much, > Bill -- Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology gordon.holtslander@usask.ca University of Saskatchewan Tel 306 966-4433 112 Science Place Fax 306 966-4462 Saskatoon SK., CANADA homepage.usask.ca~gjh289 S7N 5E2
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