This is kinda crazy but this is what I use.

I had this little wood desk, took the top off, set it on the same stand in an upright angled position- leaning it against the wall and then I put nails in the stand to keep the table top from sliding off- then I got a grid mat from Michaels and 2 hinge/bracket things to hold the screen.

So, I set the screen on the table top, marked the edges, screwed in the bracket things so the frame sits right on them. Then I centered the grid on it and taped it to the table top.

U might be thinking- that grid looks so dark! But when I'm aligning the films, I have a darkroom bulb shining on it and the yellow lines of the grid glow so I can see them thru the screen.


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Then, when aligning my film, I place it on the grid as perfectly as I can using just enough tape to keep it on the grid. Then I take longer pieces of tape and put them on the back side of the film- sticky side up toward me. And then I set the screen in the brackets and slap it against the grid so the big pieces of tape on the film stick to the screen. Whew!


I tried it yesterday and it was 103% freakin awesome. Everything lined up perfectly


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PS: sorry for the bad pics...thank u iPhone.

And any construction related mentionings were all done by my dad


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Wait a sec....... now I don't think we r talking about the same thing.... Oh well, someone else can find my idea lol.


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