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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 734252" data-attributes="member: 10543">My Dad built a basement darkroom for my middle brother and I was able to use it too when I was old enough.&nbsp; My Dad was skilled at home handywork, and the darkroom had running hot and cold water, a large sink, Formica countertops, full electrical and even a red light outside so that people would know not to enter when it was on.&nbsp; My brother added an FM stereo radio he found in someone's trash.&nbsp; It had tubes which glowed, so we had to use it with care.We did b&amp;w only, but did a lot of it.&nbsp; The darkroom got a ton of use over the years.&nbsp; When I'm done with my slide scanning, I'm looking forward to working through my b&amp;w negatives.Isn't it neat that when you smell anything that resembles darkroom chemicals, you're instantly transported back to those days in the darkroom? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 734252, member: 10543"] My Dad built a basement darkroom for my middle brother and I was able to use it too when I was old enough. My Dad was skilled at home handywork, and the darkroom had running hot and cold water, a large sink, Formica countertops, full electrical and even a red light outside so that people would know not to enter when it was on. My brother added an FM stereo radio he found in someone's trash. It had tubes which glowed, so we had to use it with care. We did b&w only, but did a lot of it. The darkroom got a ton of use over the years. When I'm done with my slide scanning, I'm looking forward to working through my b&w negatives. Isn't it neat that when you smell anything that resembles darkroom chemicals, you're instantly transported back to those days in the darkroom? :o [/QUOTE]

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