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Borax 2 Mules
Coffee, anyone?
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titrisol
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Sodium Carbonate = Wash/Washing Soda
in the US is Arm&Hammer brand, in the laundry products aisle about $1.99 for a 1.5lb box.
Do not use bicarbonate (baking soda)
20 Mule Borax is a different thing, it is pure enough to use as a buffer for some developers.
in the US is Arm&Hammer brand, in the laundry products aisle about $1.99 for a 1.5lb box.
Do not use bicarbonate (baking soda)
20 Mule Borax is a different thing, it is pure enough to use as a buffer for some developers.
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allthumbs
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I've only dev'd contact sheets in coffee. I decided I should use instant for easy handling and precise measuring. Not knowing if it would work, and not wanting to waste money, I chose the coffee based on my drinking preferences, so I went as dark as possible. If I did it again, or if I were to try it with negatives, I would use the lightest I can find. Coffee will stain! It's quite a nice stain, but, especially for negs I think you'd want as light a stain as possible.
By the way, as long as you're doing this, try it with paper too. I think the stain is very attractive--kind of like sepia but smokier. In fact, it might make an interesting toner for prints developed in the normal way.
I used Maxwell House Dark Roast, baking soda and Red Devil lye, roughly 2 tsp:2 tsp:1 tsp in 16 oz water. The baking soda and lye were a substitute for washing soda. Dissolve the baking soda in water thoroughly first, then add the coffee, dissolve, then the lye. The solution will heat up. Optimal dev time was 25 minutes.
However, I think my next kitchen developer project will be Vitamin C.
By the way, as long as you're doing this, try it with paper too. I think the stain is very attractive--kind of like sepia but smokier. In fact, it might make an interesting toner for prints developed in the normal way.
I used Maxwell House Dark Roast, baking soda and Red Devil lye, roughly 2 tsp:2 tsp:1 tsp in 16 oz water. The baking soda and lye were a substitute for washing soda. Dissolve the baking soda in water thoroughly first, then add the coffee, dissolve, then the lye. The solution will heat up. Optimal dev time was 25 minutes.
However, I think my next kitchen developer project will be Vitamin C.
derevaun
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I recently mixed up some Caffenol-C (recipe above) and did a leader test. It worked fine, didn't smell as bad as I expected. But I haven't found the requisite enthusiasm to do inversions for 20-30 minutes. Maybe I'm still traumatized by the horrified looks I got in the grocery store when I bought Folger's Instant.
There's also Parodinal, a Rodinal clone that is easy to make from acetaminophen, lye, and sodium sulfite. I got goot results using the dilutions for R09. Some sodium ascorbate from the health food store, and some 20 mule team borax gave it a little zip for pushing Tri-X. Not bad for a developer made completely from household stuff (none of which I actually had around the house
)
There's also Parodinal, a Rodinal clone that is easy to make from acetaminophen, lye, and sodium sulfite. I got goot results using the dilutions for R09. Some sodium ascorbate from the health food store, and some 20 mule team borax gave it a little zip for pushing Tri-X. Not bad for a developer made completely from household stuff (none of which I actually had around the house
)