----- Original Message ----- MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx replied: In a message dated 20/07/2007 18:03:31 GMT Standard Time, paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Over the last year or so I've been procuring all the equipment I need to set up a darkroom in my home and process my own film. Good for you. Controlling the economics is a bit like walking a tightrope - it can be done, but not everyone succeeds. Best wishes. Michael _____________________________________________________________ Actually, Michael, Tightrope walking may be easier than controlling economics. This site on Physics of the Circus, explains that, with the weighted balancing pole, the tightrope walker virtually cannot fall off, unless he looks down. <http://physicsofcircus.homestead.com/files/tightrope.htm> Stephen greyfell@xxxxxxxxxxx "...decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying....", and "Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible." - Amelia Earhart, aviatrix.