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I have had a small bottle of Nitrogen rolling around on the garage shelf for a decade or so and decided to put it to good use.

I obtained a bottle bracket, new (read clean) regulator, Filter Assembly and Nozzle.

 

Bottle Brackets    Air Filter.   Nozzle and Warning

The brackets were easier to obtain than to build, the buckle is actually pretty good with gripper teeth, I just used a long pair of pliers to tighten the strap, kinda like a Spam can key.   The filter is an inline type made to be used on paint spray guns.  Supposedly 5 micron...

Bottle Mounting    Nozzle Hanger

The brackets were screwed to the underside of the enlarger table which is topped with a solid core wooden door. The placement is with the knob and regulator about 2" back from the front of the table top.  A hanger eye and an admonishment to turn off the mail bottle valve have been added.

Bottle Bracket   Bracket Added

I used Fusion 360 to design a bracket to support the bottle at the regulator to get rid of the remaining wobble caused by straps that allow a little bit of movement.  This was 3D printed using PETG.  The last photo is the final installation that now includes the bracket as well as a nicer hook to hang the nozzle from.