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Wall Mounted Paper Safe

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My current darkroom is a utility room. I have to share space with the washing machine and dryer. It is small but I have a sink and enough room for my Meopta 6 enlarger a sink and my 12x16 trays which I use for 16x20 prints easily. I bought a small 8x10 paper safe a number of years ago. It has a spring loaded door but I don’t like it too much. If I am not careful the door can get stuck open. This means the paper safe can actually ruin a whole stack of paper. When I am working with larger paper it is a real hassle to open the box and bag for each sheet being careful to put it all back again. So I decided I needed a larger paper safe and in order to accommodate the larger paper. I decided it should be vertical and hung from the wall so it doesn't take up precious counter space. I wanted it to accommodate 16x20” paper and have 3 dividers so I could segregate paper types and sizes if I needed to. It had to be light tight of course. I opted for a plywood and MDF construction. The e...