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Darkroom sinks9/25/2023 We offer 19 enlargers, catering to all formats from 35mm to 4x5", and a maximum print size of 20x24". Federal gov't surplus is the best, but unfortunately it's only open to other agencies and certain non-profits, no individual use.Our newly expanded black and white darkrooms are now available to rent in three-hour sessions for printing and film processing. You could check your state surplus if there's a lot nearby. $150, it would have been probably about 4 grand or so new, crazy. 6 feet long, but was only 11 inches wide for some reason. It didn't even really look like it had been used, and it was fully plumbed in a cabinet as well. Those kreonite sinks usually have water jet fixtures built into the corners as well, so you can put a standpipe in the drain, and then turn the entire sink into a recirculating washer.įwiw though, this sink I saw at Federal surplus was almost brand new. the plumbing is usually an assortment of goosneck fixtures on the backsplashes or top deck, and they often have vac. It's not just a sink really-most of them come plumbed in with water panels, filtration, some with water chillers even. The cost doesn't surprise me.the kreonite sinks are the total package-like the others as well if you order them that way. I saw a barely used 6 foot kreolab sink (unfortunately it was a weird custom width), plumbed in a counter at a surplus lot recently. Their sinks are fiberglass, but they come outifitted in cabinets and can be plumbed in some pretty neat ways. The other sink is fine though.įwiw, another top notch lab supplier is Kreolab-the sink & cabinet portion of Kreonite. I don't know if it happened during the manufacture, or if it was a result of something later on. The sinks, for whatever reason-one of them has started to pit in the corners and needs to replaced eventually. It's been over ten years in use now and looks good as day one. Stainless, since they were so easy to deal with on the deeptank and the quality of those tanks & waterjacket is superb. If I had a choice, other than a competitive bid, I would have gone with Cal. The winning bid was Regal (Arkay's new name) for the sinks though, in the end, with the film dryer coming from Leedal. where I work we sent our darkrooms out on bid for the stainless sinks, and Cal Stainless made our deeptank line already, so we wrote the spec's based on their catalog spec's. there are some minor differences and variations, but probably you could say they were all comparable. I can use big print trays in the 96 sink and run the Jobo or contact print trays in the 60.īoth leedal and arkay, and Cal stainless make similar products-all very good in quality. The sellers wife did not want a darkroom in her house. The sink has a splash panel, rounded corners and a coating on the outside that prevents condensation. I had to provide a half sheet of plywood. It had a well built home made bar stock stand with a full length shelf below. Six months ago at a local camera show someone had a picture on his table of an Arkay 96 x 30x7 sink for sale. I chose to buy a cabinet as a base, but one could easily have been built. Three years ago I started with a 60x 19x 4 stainless unit I got free. Here, eBay, your local camera shows, local art schools and other Internet auction and photo sites can be sources. With so many darkrooms closing both commercial and home, I would encourage you to look for a used sink.
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