Hi All,
Sorry it has been almost a year from my last blog entry! I am happy to announce I have since undergone brain surgery with no complications and am now recovering at home. I have been quite busy the past year with studies but also some side projects and particularly the COVID-19 response at my workplace (a future post on that later).
Leading up to 2020 I had joined a local community darkroom (6x7PhotoHause) and had the pleasure of meeting some great people there including a very driven (and a little crazy) russian. From there I have been assisting him to establish a new D&P lab in the inner Sydney metropolitan area which finally opened in January 2020. You can find them just off Oxford Street in Darlinghurst, check their website below with all the services they offer:
Equipment Search
Whilst in Sydney I have been quite successful in locally acquiring various equipment needed for the container including some especially rare and hard to find stuff. I have compiled a short list below along with some individual posts on the big ticket items coming shortly. I still need to pick up a few other items within the next month or so depending on the pandemic status in Sydney.
De Vere 5108 FS Model /w Dichroic head + RH Designs Analyser Pro Timer control
2x Leitz Focomat V35 /w All head modules + Heiland Splitgrade head/timer control
2x Phase One PowerPhase FX scanning backs
Versalab Parallel + Zig-Align ZP4 alignment systems
Toyo VX125RII (mfr. 2012)
Jobo ATL-3 Processor
Build Progress
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 and surgery I have had to move back home to recover and stay safe. University has shifted to online only so I am still undertaking studies remotely however I am now able to continue work on the physical building of the container. Will be picking up where I left off with insulating the floor and installing the windows which will be ready in a month. I have attached an old drawing same moldings however a few adjustments have been made - the reveal is omitted and replaced by aluminium trim and external flanges. The window will now be glazed with 6mm Plexiglas XT (High Impact Modified) for increased security, next will be the internal insulation, walls, rear wall wiring and flooring. Stay tuned!
