Re: 15" F/11 Red Dot Artar ?

"Ken Hart" <kwhart1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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.)?
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> 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!)
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> 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.
    The Saltzmans were made as a unit with a five leg table 
as part of the machine. The weight varies with the model. I 
am not sure of the 5x7 and 8x10 studio enlargers but the 
aerial enlarger weighs about 800 lbs. The up and down motion 
and focusing are controlled by chain drives connected to 
handwheels on the front of the table. Some also have a small 
handwheel for setting the f/stop. I don't remember the exact 
clearance needed for the 8x10 but think is around 12 feet.
    The best way to mount a D2V or similar enlarger is on a 
table with moveable baseboard. Omega actually made one with 
a crank-up baseboard but I think I've only ever seen one. 
Its not difficult to build a table with shelves for the 
baseboard. That way you can make very large prints without 
having to swing the over to project on the floor.
    Saltzman was associated with a company named Ceaser 
Manufacturing Co. I am not sure who built what. Saltzman 
sold very heavy duty enlargers and monopole studio stands 
which were very widely used in New York studios. The also 
made or sold heavy duty strobe units. I have one of their 
tripod type studio stands, very heavy, very stable, probably 
would sup****t 500 lbs.
These things were actually made for _field_ use, whoa!


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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