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substitue trays
2 more tray alternatives I have used:
o Pyrex glass rectangular baking dishes. My mother finally gave up and compromised, splitting the cost of a set of hard rubber trays from Sears: Sears used to have a full-service photo department with more darkroom items than most photography stores carry today. The items were stamped "Tower". Montgomery wards had the same, though they didn't have a brand name. o Food service trays, as used in steam tables. Neither had a textured bottom. Visions of embossed food service trays can be seen in my imagining, though. Look in the paper for announcement of closing down institutions. A good cheap source for tray substitutes, and all sorts of other dual use items. Hospitals, go to the 'Clinical Laboratory', Pathology, Microbiology and cafeteria sections. I had a friend who bought a vibration isolation table for an analytical balance from a belly up hospital. The top was a slab of 2ft x 3ft x 3" marble and he needed lots of help moving it. I think it will become his headstone before he finds another use for it. So, look out - white elephants abound. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. |
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substitue trays
"Nicholas O. Lindan" wrote in newsb5Yb.6858
: [...] If I were embossing my own trays I am not sure what I would do to dimple them: blobs of RTV; glue strips of 12 ga round plastic to the bottom; duckboard/lath; glue buttons; a few layers of nylon screening? [...] For Rubbermaid trays, heat will allow you to modify their shape. Probably a household iron would do the trick. I would suggest starting on low heat and experimenting with a small container first. Protecting the surface of the iron with aluminum foil might not be a bad idea too. For your stainless food service trays, a ball peen hammer would do the trick! Bob |
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substitue trays
"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. Keep your eyes open for garage sale and thrift shop opportunities. They often go really cheap used, given the boom of digital these days. You'd love my darkroom sink. It's the basin from a bassinet. Works perfectly because it already has a drain attached! And it's long and narrow to fit where big square sinks wouldn't have fit. Collin |
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