Re: 15" F/11 Red Dot Artar ?

"Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>    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.

Many (many!) years ago (1960's?), Popular Mechanics published plans for an

enlarger stand. This was a stand-alone cabinet with no front and a top
only 
at the back where the enlarger's column was mounted. It had a shelf that 
slid in at various positions to allow enlargerments to almost floor level.
I 
built one of these in high school shop class-- the shop teacher was also
the 
photography club adviser. To cut costs, I built it out of particle board 
(OSB). At that time, my darkroom was in the un-heated basement. It didn't 
take long before the dampness caused the particle board to fall apart.

If I were remodeling or rebuilding my darkroom, I'd probably use ordinary 
kitchen base cabinets with a gap where the enlarger would be. The enlarger

would be mounted to a wall bracket, and the cabinets would have battens or

brackets so that a shelf (baseboard) could be laid in at various levels. 
Fortunately, I'm sufficiently happy with my darkrooms as they are now to 
avoid any remodeling foolishness. Maybe if Bob Vila did a show on
darkrooms, 
I might change my mind!

I suppose if I really needed additional enlarger extension, I could cut a 
hole the rest of the way thru the ceiling and the floor above, take the 
enlarger upstairs to the living room, and project it to the darkroom
below--  
using the grain focuser might be an issue!