My new easy to use Darkroom

December 20, 2023July 11, 2024 Markus No Comments

After moth of renovating my Darkroom, I am finally finished with it and can show you what I did to make my life easier.

One of the main things in a darkroom is the sink. I looked for age to get a fitting one, but couldn’t find any. But my good friend Lois knows somebody who knows somebody and with that I got a custom made sink that was a lifesaver. Thanks a lot for that!

Fitting everything in a small space is making everything more easy.

Another thing that made my life easier is the Darkroom Winch that you can get here: https://www.borutpeterlin.com/shop/hardware/darkroom-winch/ This saves so much time, because otherwise I would be standing there for hours rocking trays.

Beside rocking trays, washing prints and plates is another thing that has to be done, thats why I build this watering system out of plumber pipes from the diy marked. I am sure you can find yourself similar parts near you. I only had to drill holes into the pipe and find some kind of holder for it.

I just had to get an old stop watch for my darkroom and this one from Junghans fits just perfectly in there.

Dangerous chemicals need to be locked up, thats why I use an NFC lock with my stainless steel cabinet (links to the lock and 3d print files can be found at the end of my article)

Red light, yellow light, bright light, dark light – all these scenarios are possible with my Philips hue system that I use in my darkroom. Just with the click of a button I change to whatever color I need and I also build a protection cover, so nobody accidentally changes from red to white. You will find all prints on my thingiverse: http://thingiverse.com/mhaustria

Humidity and temperature can have an impact of your work and also can have an impact of the darkroom. With this sensor I can easily read the values and can create automation because of it. More about that in my second darkroom video that focuses mainly on ventilation and how to save money with that.

Here are all the links to the tools I used, consider buying that stuff locally as well.
For easier user I use my Amazon affiliate links.

Darkroom automation video: https://youtu.be/odMC7_wjzPE
Darkroom Timer video: https://youtu.be/o2XN9FEeuNk
My Thingyverse: http://thingiverse.com/mhaustria
Darkroom Winch https://www.borutpeterlin.com/shop/hardware/darkroom-winch/
Stainless Steel cabinet: https://www.ggmgastro.com/de-de-eur/edelstahl-arbeitsschrank-eco-1200x600mm-mit-schiebetuer-asfk126
Curly hose with spray gun: International: https://amzn.to/3NvAdOD German: https://amzn.to/3Twi9b0

Door Sensor International: https://amzn.to/48sbbYL German: https://amzn.to/48ruYHQ
Thermometer – Hygrometer International: https://amzn.to/4740Scp German: https://amzn.to/3GQSEJX

NFC cabinet lock International: https://amzn.to/3NBZBCC German: https://amzn.to/4771E8v
Squeege International: https://amzn.to/477krjW German: https://amzn.to/48qV4dY
Hue bridge (needed for the lights): International: https://amzn.to/41CGQEP German: https://amzn.to/3v7Loqz
Hue lightstrip International:https://amzn.to/47VXaTv German: https://amzn.to/41Lu9rz
Hue Bulb International:https://amzn.to/3GRa49m German: https://amzn.to/3GTwKpD
Hue dimmer switch International: https://amzn.to/4asbyV4 German: https://amzn.to/48p5PO9
Silvos Silver nitrate stain remover https://www.carlroth.com/de/de/sonstige-reinigungsmittel-spezialreiniger/reinigungsmittel-fleckenentferner-silvosol/p/0047.1

Get yourself a beautiful print here: http://prints.mhaustria.com

Find all the tools I use here : http://list.mhaustria.com

Looking for wet plate gear? http://gear.mhaustria.com

Buy me a tea: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mhaustria

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mhaustria

Get cool analog shirts here http://shirts.mhaustria.com

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