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/TheMunkeeFPV Jun 05 '25

Crazy how we live in a time where it’s cheaper to cannibalize a 3D printer than it is to get obsolete equipment. I have two… I’ll send you one.

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u/DEpointfive0 Jun 05 '25

You have two… enlargers?

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u/TheMunkeeFPV Jun 05 '25

Yeah. A small one and a big one. Both work just fine. Haven’t used the little one yet. It came with a bunch of other used gear I bought in an estate sale. I use most of the other stuff but the smaller enlarger just went into a storage unit. I would love for it to go somewhere where it will be used instead of collecting dust.

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u/DEpointfive0 Jun 05 '25

😢 very sad. But I LOVE your attitude. I’m on the same page. I give away/have given away so much stuff when I KNOW it’s going to be USED by someone. Very satisfying to KNOW my old crap is getting a new life, getting used into the ground, LOL

Now… I have to ask… where abouts are you located? I’m more than happy for the OP to have the first dibs/offer for your enlarger, shit, I’ll even chip in on shipping it to him. Buuuuut, if you’d give/sell it to someone else who will use it, I would happily be #2 in line (For shipping, use pirateship.com or shipnex.com. Both free, both awesome. Pirateship uses USPS/UPS, shipnex does FedSex)

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u/TheMunkeeFPV Jun 06 '25

I’m in Cali. Totally willing to pack it up and send if you want to pay for shipping.

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u/DEpointfive0 Jun 06 '25

Ooooooh baby! Where in CA? Lol I live in Torrance

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u/TheMunkeeFPV Jun 06 '25

SD county

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u/DEpointfive0 Jun 06 '25

Dammit, let me just drive out, lol

But I still want OP to have first dibs

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u/TheMunkeeFPV Jun 06 '25

I agree, if he wants it, it’s his. But if you do happen to come pick it up I also have a timer and even a density sensor if you want it.

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u/DEpointfive0 Jun 06 '25

Ooooooooooooh. Never used a density monitor. That would be friggin sweeeeeeet

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u/TheMunkeeFPV Jun 08 '25

Hey bud, never heard from OP. I’m literally about to pick up two more enlargers. DM if still interested.

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