John, There are a number of ways to accomplish this and it is really a function of how much time and money you want to spend, aesthetic value required, etc. At the inexpensive end, Delta makes 6 mil black opaque plastic sheeting that comes in 4' X16' rolls. B&H Photo (wwww.bhphoto.com) carries several brands and it is about $23 a roll., stretch it over the window and fasten down. Quick, cheap and ugly! From there you could fashion custom-fitting drywall inserts with .5" X 3" wooden trim around the outside as a light trap or sandwiched black foam core would also work. I think you get the idea.
I have built two complete darkrooms in the past 4 years...and a book that I found to be extremely valuable is "The New Darkroom Handbook" written by JoeDemaio, Robin Worth & Dennis Curtin. Amazon sells it for $24.49 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0240802608/qid=1010263244/sr=8-1/ ref=sr_8_3_1/104-0732950-1035164 but you may also be able to pick it up used. This book easily saved me 40-50 hours of work and is one of the best I have seen out there. It provides details in every area...light traps, wiring, ventilation, plumbing, ..... Good luck and let me know if I can be of any further assistance. *********************************** Steve Wilson Bainbridge Island, WA Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??????? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???????] On Behalf Of John Ptak Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 10:17 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??????? Subject: [pinhole-discussion] darkening the darkroom Hello all. I'm going to make my (unfinished) basement darkroom-ready and I'm wondering how folks might have made windows in their darkrooms lightproof. (There are 8 windows in mine). It seems as though it is still much easier to deal with the windows than to construct a room-within-a-room down there. Suggestions, please? Best regards, John Ptak [email protected] http://www.thesciencebookstore.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________________ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???????/discussion/
