From: Jeff Buck (jeffbuck@swcp.com)
Date: 09/27/02-08:42:35 AM Z
How do you determine the temp of the metals/FO? Do you stick a thermometer
down into the liquid? -jb
At 06:27 AM 9/27/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>My studio has a gas wall heater. that is more than enough. However, I have
>used a small ceramic heater called: Pelonis Disc Furnace. This, along w/a
>Vornado fan turned on low circulated heat and keeps me comfortable.
>
>To heat my chemicals, the Goodwill (or other similar) store had a clean, not
>used much, Teflon coated electric frying pan. This pan has a temperature
>regulator and if you used stainless containers, will get the chemistry to
>temp in seconds.
>
>I feel my environment must be a minimum of 68º so as to maintain a decent
>ambient temp.
>Jack
>
> > From: S Wang <stwang@direcTVinternet.com>
> > Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:03:33 -0400
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: Heat is Neat
> >
> > Jeff,
> >
> > As far as getting processing solution for alt processes up to
> > temperature goes, I would use a heating pad. I have to use one in
> > winter for silver even though my darkroom is well heated.
> >
> > If you are trying to warm up the whole space, borrow the metal halide
> > exposure system from Sandy - it'll warm up the whole room in no time
> > (right Sandy?) as long as the extra bright light doesn't go to waste
> > - maybe you can grow some plants in the darkroom as well.
> >
> > Sam
> >
> >
> >> Hello List
> >>
> >> I gotta rig my work area for the winter soon. It's unheated at
> >> present. I live in the middle of New Mexico at ~5000 feet. It is
> >> very dry in the cool half of the year. Pretty cold, though.
> >>
> >> I work in a well-insulated garage. It's 18x20 but the part that
> >> needs to be heated is more like 18x12 (one end being cut off more or
> >> less by a canvas tarp).
> >>
> >> I'm not too excited about any kind of forced-air heating. The units
> >> are very expensive, they raise dust, and they dry the already dry
> >> air. Also, they chew a lot of amps, and I'm sucking plenty in the
> >> area as it is -- two lines filled pretty close to the brim (1000W
> >> halide lamp, swamp cooler, ceiling exhaust fan, any number of room
> >> lights, hair dryer, microwave, etc. etc.).
> >>
> >> It's a small enough space that I can supply plenty of humidity w/
> >> room humidifiers of any of several kinds.
> >>
> >> Suggestions? Bad experiences? What about pellet stoves? Just
> >> plain wood stoves? Radiant heating units?
> >>
> >> -jeff buckels
> >
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