Re: Large Vacuum Frame

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From: Carl Weese (cweese@earthlink.net)
Date: 05/18/03-05:33:34 AM Z

Sandy,

Does the frame pivot from horizontal to vertical? Many NuArc frames do. I
use my smaller NuArc frame by loading it horizontal, then pivot up to
vertical where it meets my UV unit which is in vertical orientation. Works
just fine.---Carl 

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> From: Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu>
> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 17:43:09 -0400
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Large Vacuum Frame
> 
> I just acquired a large NuArc Vacuum Frame, 44X36", which I plan to
> use with my bank of 48" fluorescent tubes. Both the frame and the UV
> bank are fairly heavy (the vacuum frame weighs something on the order
> of 150 lbs), and the only practical way I envision using the two
> together is by constructing some type of sliding shelf which will
> allow me to move the vacuum frame under the UV bank for exposure, and
> then pull it out again for loading the film and paper.
> 
> I have a number of ideas as to how I could make this work but just
> wonder if anyone on the list is using a similar set-up, and if so, if
> they might share details, perhaps with actual images, with me as to
> the type of hardware used to make the sliding platform.
> 
> Sandy King
> 
> 
>
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