My darkroom building project is hardly a smoothly scheduled progression. Rather, it lurches and stumbles it's way in brief fits of frenetic activity, followed by weeks of nothing while I fill my hours trying to earn a dollar. It's having a fit this week.
Thanks for the feedback and links. I grabbed the largest plastic storage bin from the $2 shop (false advertising, it cost me $12) and a handful of garden irrigation elbows and connectors to fit 19mm (3/4'') PVC hose. It's half assembled in these shots. Today's job is to silicon the PVC pipe around the inside of the tub and seal the inlet hole, drill a series of holes for the water to squirt in all around from all 4 sides, and add an outlet pipe for water to overflow near the top.
By keeping the squirty holes pretty small I hope to avoid emptying a nearby river system every time I print, as well as create a swirling motion in the water to keep prints moving and separated.
I decided against the small tray or even a rack system because once I start printing I hate to be stopped by a full washer. If that means the first prints are swirling around in there for hours, so be it. Of course I can always add a removable rack if I change my mind.
I'll probably post some pics of the whole darkroom in my blog now that things are coming together.
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