Jun 22
Fuming Box, check.
I have finished building my fuming box! It’s certainly not pretty but I think it’ll work well. I made two tops for it: one for 2 1/4″ square plates and the other for quarter plates. I have a medium format camera and a 4×5 press camera so I should be able to shoot both of those plate sizes.
I learned a lot building this box and I’m looking forward to tackling the other pieces in the daguerreian puzzle. Perhaps the fume hood will be next.
As of now, here is a list if things I have for making daguerreotypes:
Chemicals
- Iodine Crystals (from Photographers’ Formulary)
- Sodium Thiosulfate (from Bostick & Sullivan)
- Sodium Sulfite (from Bostick & Sullivan)
- 0.2% Gold Chloride Solution (from Bostick & Sullivan)
Equipment
- Dedicated “Dag Back” for my medium format camera (from KEH)
- Fuming Box!! (from my own hands)
Other Supplies
- 2 3/8″ Square .999 Silver Plates (from Santa Fe Jewelers Supply)
- Filmoplast P90 (from Talas)
As far as I can tell, I still have the following left to get:
- Rubylith
- Buffing Wheels
- Buffing Compound
- Small Trays
- Gilding Stand
- Gilding Lamp/Torch
- Small Fume Hood