Re: 15" F/11 Red Dot Artar ?

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> "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>   If by 'head' you mean a lamphouse Arista makes a coldlight head that 
>> fits the Saltzman. There were a number of heads available for it from 
>> both the original manufacturer and also aftermarket.
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> Yes, I've found a number of heads that fit it properly. Spendy, too.
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> Speaking of condensers, check them out here: 
> http://www.hkhinc.com/sffacility/saltzman/saltzman.htm
(not my site).
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>>   Originally, they came with a shutter similar to a Packard shutter, 
>> which fitted under the lens. This is because the mercury arc type lamp 
>> must be left running continuously.
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> Ah, yes, many years ago we had a conversation about using a shutter with

> such lamps. I have a 110V shutter that would work.  Dunno how the 
> lamphousing will finally come about.
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>>    For those who have never seen a Saltzman enlarger they resemble a 
>> vertical milling machine.
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> I am so glad to get this one. Of course, it won't fit in my darkroom but
I 
> had planned to eventually rent some space in our local manufacturing 
> district.
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Just out of morbid curiosity, roughly how much does one of these beasties 
weigh? Does it come with a floor stand as a standard configuration (I'm 
envisioning a big drill press, as I'm not familiar with a milling
machine.)?

And finally, would this be the perfect enlarger to print all those 110 and

126 size negs I've got left over from twenty-plus years ago? (OK, just 
joking with that last question-- I do know better!)

As for it not fitting in your darkroom, when I built my current darkrooms,
I 
failed to measure countertop to ceiling for my D2V. When it came down to 
moving in, I found I couldn't extend it all the way up. I boted it to the 
countertop (giving an extra inch or so by eliminating the baseboard), and 
cut a hole in the ceiling so the lamphouse would go up between two
rafters.