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From: smith@umn-cs.UUCP (Richard Smith)
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Subject: Re: Home Color Darkroom - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 17-Jun-84 21:03:55 EDT
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umn-cs!smith    Jun 17 15:17:00 1984

While pontificating on the advantages of the Cibachrome drum, I should mention
what I learned last weekend.  I was working with a friend who owns a Beseler
drum.  It proved to be a very nice drum to use if you have a motor base.
The Cibachrome drum must be held upright when you pour chemicals into it
while the Beseler has to be placed sideways, i.e. on the motor base.
Also, the Beseler empties quickly and doesn't drip chemicals like the
Cibachrome drum tends to.
  I had 3 problems with the Beseler, though: 1) it has 'feet' that make it
hard to hand-roll; 2) it has a trough down the center that makes it hard to
dry between prints [I could use a bath towel to dry the Cibachrome drum, but
had to use paper towels to dry the Beseler]; and 3) it costs more and can't
be easily 'converted' to 11x14 size.

Rick.