Creating a changing box

[smieglitz]

That Noritsu unit is small 12"x12"x10" and meant to develop tiny dental x-rays. OTOH, the Fuji DBK is a cube shape about 24"x24"x24" when assembled . It has about 10x the volume as the Noritsu.

[Moopheus]

I got one of those Noritsu boxes on ebay for like $10. It's a good size for loading, say, a 35mm/120-size tank, or a regular 4x5 film holder. It is not big enough for a Jobo tank or a Grafmatic. Perhaps I'll keep an eye out for one of those Fuji boxes too.

[bobwysiwyg]

That Noritsu unit is small 12"x12"x10" and meant to develop tiny dental x-rays. OTOH, the Fuji DBK is a cube shape about 24"x24"x24" when assembled . It has about 10x the volume as the Noritsu.

It is pretty small, isn't it? I Doubt I could get both my fat hands in there at the same time.

[Rick A]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for that...read through a lot of it. Any suggestions for a cheap, dust free material to block out light in a plastic box?

Rick, I think that felt would be pretty prone to holding dust.

I'm thinking aluminum foil lined with black plastic trash bags. But open to vetos!

Thanks
Paul

Sorry about the 'felt' it was the first word that popped into my normally empty head. There are some really inexpensive black materials at the sewing supply, I bought some that was 2-ply with one side sort of rubberized(but not rubber)and light tight for $3 a yard. It was 42" wide. I bought 3 yards of it for my darkroom door and window. You could wrap a large cardboard box and make the arms from it.
Personally, I like what Joe Van Cleave made, best looking porta-DR I've ever seen.

[John Koehrer]

I've got one of the Fuji's & it's very quick to set up. It is a 24" cube, the access zipper starts half way up the front & goes all the way to the back. Folds into a 24X12X4" package fastened together with good size snap buckles & has a 1" nylon hand strap. The biggest drawback is weight, it's just over 13#.
Room enough to load 8X10 holders with room to spare.

[photobizzz]

Use gaffers tape, buy the 2" type, will cost a bit but it is kind of like flocking and is nice and sticky, easy to remove and reposition though. Just an idea

[darinwc]

I did exactly what you are talking about. I used a plastic storage bin. I spray-painted it inside and out with black matte.
I only use it indoors. You can hit it with spray adhesive, then add foil, then black paint again if you plan to use it in daylight.
Then again a carboard box would be easier to foil, since its flat.
I shoved the arms from a lightweight black nylon jacket through the holes. I felt better about the longer sleeves.
Very crude, but it works great.

When you are all done, you can also store a bunch of stuff in the bin!

[heespharm]

how about a large changing bag with a pvc internal box??