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Re: UV units for alt processes demos



On Wednesday 12 March 2008 1:39:22 pm gumprint@gmail.com wrote:
> Greetings
>
> Please direct me to a site for a portable (smallish or on wheels) UV unit
> and/or plans for one.
> Thanks!
>
> Carole
>
> Large Format and Alternative Photographic Processes Gathering (Meeting
> monthly in Metro Washington DC)
> www.photogathering.blogspot.com


My first UV printer was very simple.  I took a four lamp fluorescent strip 
lamp and screwed 3/4 inch thick pieces of plywood on the short ends.  These 
acted as "legs"   The pieces were as high as the fxiture sides plus ~ 4.5 
inches The unit sat on a couter top- with the tubes facing down- the legs 
held the unit so the tubes were three inches above the couter top.  I put 350 
bl tubes in it.  The four lamp fixture was just wide enough to expose an 8 
inch wide strip.  I was able to make 8 x10 with this.

What's the biggest print you would want to make with one of these?  Do you 
want to be able to expose more than one print at a time?

I found that 4 ft UV tubes were cheapest locally.  

Gord
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