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Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type
of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in as opposed to buying new trays? I recently bought a larger easel very reasonably and I'd like to keep from spending over a hundred bucks for a set of 20 x 24 trays. So I thought I would buy a few of these storage boxes and cut them down to trays . Then i could get buy for about $25.00. They wouldn't have to last forever at that price - in case I finally make the digital move. Thanks, Matt A. |
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On 2/13/2004 9:15 PM Matt Ashbrook spake thus:
Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in as opposed to buying new trays? I recently bought a larger easel very reasonably and I'd like to keep from spending over a hundred bucks for a set of 20 x 24 trays. So I thought I would buy a few of these storage boxes and cut them down to trays . Then i could get buy for about $25.00. They wouldn't have to last forever at that price - in case I finally make the digital move. No! You *cannot* use those trays for photography! What on earth were you thinking? You *must* use only the Official Approved Photo-Type Trays that You Buy at the Photo Store. Anything else will give inferior results. Sheesh, when will people learn? -- It's fun to demonize the neo-cons and rejoice in their discomfiture, but don't make the mistake of thinking US foreign policy was set by Norman Podhoretz or William Kristol. They're the clowns capering about in front of the donkey and the elephant. The donkey says the UN should clean up after them, and the elephant now says the donkey may have a point. Somebody has come out with a dustpan and broom. - Alexander Cockburn, _CounterPunch_ (http://www.counterpunch.org), 9/17/03 |
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Yes, photo stores must make a lot of profit selling inexpensive gear at
ridiculously high prices, or how else will the owner pay the bills when the world is going digital? Jorge "Matt Ashbrook" wrote in news:haiXb.312608$na.466029@attbi_s04: Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in as opposed to buying new trays? I recently bought a larger easel very reasonably and I'd like to keep from spending over a hundred bucks for a set of 20 x 24 trays. So I thought I would buy a few of these storage boxes and cut them down to trays . Then i could get buy for about $25.00. They wouldn't have to last forever at that price - in case I finally make the digital move. Thanks, Matt A. |
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"Matt Ashbrook" wrote
Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in as opposed to buying new trays? I recently bought a larger easel very reasonably and I'd like to keep from spending over a hundred bucks for a set of 20 x 24 trays. So I thought I would buy a few of these storage boxes and cut them down to trays . Then i could get buy for about $25.00. They wouldn't have to last forever at that price - in case I finally make the digital move. Thanks, Matt A. Give one-tray processing a try. Dan |
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In addition consider paint roller trays, engine oil drip pans, wall paper
paste trays, roasting pans not aluminum, dryer pans and trays, furnace trays, material handling trays and pans sturdy, used in factorys, etc... take a look here at usplastic.com for starters http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/cat...ookie%5Ftest=1 Rubbermaid stuff on clearance... and do a google for more... Of course, your pictures will never amount to a tinkers damn if you didn't pay for official photographic trays... denny "Matt Ashbrook" wrote in message news:haiXb.312608$na.466029@attbi_s04... Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in |
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I have seen great trays at the home building center about 40x40 looks like
heavy duty PVC made to fit under a washing machine for above grade installs to protect what's below from leaks. In that application it think you add a drain but for photo they look about perfect. About $10 US. -- darkroommike ---------- "Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message ... In addition consider paint roller trays, engine oil drip pans, wall paper paste trays, roasting pans not aluminum, dryer pans and trays, furnace trays, material handling trays and pans sturdy, used in factorys, etc... take a look here at usplastic.com for starters http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/cat...SPlastic&categ ory%5Fname=Trays&Page=1&cookie%5Ftest=1 Rubbermaid stuff on clearance... and do a google for more... Of course, your pictures will never amount to a tinkers damn if you didn't pay for official photographic trays... denny "Matt Ashbrook" wrote in message news:haiXb.312608$na.466029@attbi_s04... Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in |
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Yes the developer tray will stain, which will then differentiate it from the
other trays for all time. Or just label your trays. -- darkroommike ---------- "Robert Feinman" wrote in message ... In article haiXb.312608$na.466029@attbi_s04, says... Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in as opposed to buying new trays? I recently bought a larger easel very reasonably and I'd like to keep from spending over a hundred bucks for a set of 20 x 24 trays. So I thought I would buy a few of these storage boxes and cut them down to trays . Then i could get buy for about $25.00. They wouldn't have to last forever at that price - in case I finally make the digital move. Thanks, Matt A. Should work fine, but the developer tray may stain over time. Don't mix up which you use for which chemical. -- Robert D Feinman Landscapes, Cityscapes, Panoramas and Photoshop Tips http://robertdfeinman.com |
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It depends on what they are made of. If it doesn't deteriorate in alkali or
mild acid and doesn't exude plasticizer over everything, you are probably OK. I bought a set of Rubbermaid 6X8 inch trays about 30 years ago for use with 5X7s and other small stuff, and they are still among my favorites. Polystyrene, PET, and polycarbonate (Lexan), including rubber filled variants, are generally all right. PVC is usually OK. "Matt Ashbrook" wrote in message news:haiXb.312608$na.466029@attbi_s04... Anyone tell me if there's any reason why I couldn't use the "storage" type of plastic boxes they sell a Kmart or Walmart for shoes and clothes to develop prints in as opposed to buying new trays? I recently bought a larger easel very reasonably and I'd like to keep from spending over a hundred bucks for a set of 20 x 24 trays. So I thought I would buy a few of these storage boxes and cut them down to trays . Then i could get buy for about $25.00. They wouldn't have to last forever at that price - in case I finally make the digital move. Thanks, Matt A. |
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... substitute trays
Rubbermaid etc. Rubbermaid, another company that moved out of NE Ohio... There is also another old solution: o Make a frame from four pieces of 1x3, 2x4, AOS*...; o Lay Visqueen or some other heavy duty plastic wrap in the frame, draping it over and then tucking it under; o Fill. Caveat: emptying is a bitch if the trays were built on the floor - as I did when developing some 30x40's. Emergency trays can be built this way from a cut-down cardboard box and a garbage bag. Edward Weston is reputed to have used this method, using his rain-coat for the plastic sheeting. Urban legend, I am sure, but one never knows ... ----- *AOS: technical engineering acronym for "Any Old Sh*t" -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. |
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