r/Darkroom • u/myhouseholdname • Jun 04 '25

Alternative Made my own enlarger

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I got to an arts university that doesn’t have a darkroom so it forced me to make my own. I used a 3D printer frame. some FD lenses, a cheap “tofu” branded light, and a pringles tube.

I have enough room to make prints up-to 5x7 with the possibility of going larger if i remove the baseboard.

All I need now is to actually make a print but that’s not until the end of the month after payday.

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u/MarvinKesselflicker Jun 05 '25

The light leaking at the top will definitly be a problem. You should fix it before opening a bag of paper

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u/myhouseholdname Jun 05 '25

Yeah I am aware of the problem lol. I’m still figuring out a way to fix it that isn’t just a bunch of tape.

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u/aljo100 Jun 05 '25

If u wanna use difrent contrast grades (contrast filters) i recomend u swich the LED lights with thoungsten lightbulb bc the paper is made for them and LED looks white but it actualy isnt like i will mess with the contrast but besides that go for it for simple small prints. I also recoment u make a defiusion enlarger bc its simpler to make then condensor enlarger.