PROCEDURES FOR MAKING A CONTACT SHEET

1. Remove the easel from the enlarger base & place to the side.

2. Remove the negative carrier from the enlarger & place to the side.

3. Turn and/or push the timer’s controls to ON, thus turning on the lamp in the enlarger.

4. With a practice sheet of photographic paper on the enlarger’s base, raise the enlarger high enough and focus the light so that the circle of light comfortably encompasses the entire 8 x 10” sheet.

5. Set the aperture on the lens to F/11. (On most of the enlargers f/11 is one click back from the dimmest setting -- f/16.)

6. Turn the light OFF and set the timer to 10 - 20 seconds (15 is most common).

7. Place an unexposed new sheet of photographic paper, shiny side up, in place of the practice sheet.

8. Place the negatives -- in the clear page of sleeves -- with the base side of the negatives UP on top of the paper.

9. Carefully place a piece of glass on the negatives.

10. Make the exposure by pushing the timer button or flipping the switch.

PROCESSING (FOR ENLARGEMENTS AND CONTACT SHEETS)

1. DEVELOPER (Ilford Multigrade) Use straight (30-40 oz) 1 1/2 mins

2. STOP BATH straight 5 -10 secs

3. FIXER # 1 (Rapid) straight 30-60 secs

4. FIXER # 2 (Rapid) straight 30-60 secs

5. WASH running water 3-5 mins.

6. SQUEEGEE BOTH SIDES CAREFULLY & EITHER HANG UP WITH A C-47 OR PLACE ON DRYING RACKS - picture side UP.

Do NOT let wet prints touch each other !!!!!