Nokton48
Veteran
What I normally do, is call Eastman Kodak directly, at 1-800-621-FILM. They are very friendly and take VISA. Film usually arrives within one day of call. http://motion.kodak.com/motion/Products/Production/Black_And_White_Films/5222.htm
You can split the 400' into smaller 100' rolls, and load them into a 35mm bulk film loader. I use 100' film cans saved from bulk loading to store the 100' rolls of XX. The plastic film core (that once held 100' of bulk film) if taped to the 400' XX core, and 100' is then spooled up by hand, and the XX cut with scissors and wrapped back up in original 400' can. The 100' of respooled XX then goes right into a 35mm bulk film loader (Watson is what I use). You can daylight load the 35mm cartridges at this point, same as any other bulk film. You will need scissors, scotch tape, and expended C-41 35mm cartridges from your local one-hour lab (Most labs throw these out but will save these for customers). I tape the XX in the bulk loader to the end of the C41 film sticking out of expended C41 film cartridge, with scotch tape. I use the sprocket holes to carefully align the XX with the film from the cartridge. That is like what you have already received from me. Some of the cartridges I sent you were even from disposable throw away cameras dropped off at the mini lab!
Or, you can simply use the "TomA method". In that case, I use 1" masking tape, scissors, and Kodak Snap Caps, which come apart (I mark then and throw them away after five reloads). You pull off an "arms length" of film off of the 400' XX core, cut it, and roll it up (by hand) into the cassette. Simple and it works very well.
Hope all this makes sense. Two very different methods and it takes a bit to get the grasp of all of it. 400' of XX should allow you to make about eighty rolls of 36 exp XX.
You can split the 400' into smaller 100' rolls, and load them into a 35mm bulk film loader. I use 100' film cans saved from bulk loading to store the 100' rolls of XX. The plastic film core (that once held 100' of bulk film) if taped to the 400' XX core, and 100' is then spooled up by hand, and the XX cut with scissors and wrapped back up in original 400' can. The 100' of respooled XX then goes right into a 35mm bulk film loader (Watson is what I use). You can daylight load the 35mm cartridges at this point, same as any other bulk film. You will need scissors, scotch tape, and expended C-41 35mm cartridges from your local one-hour lab (Most labs throw these out but will save these for customers). I tape the XX in the bulk loader to the end of the C41 film sticking out of expended C41 film cartridge, with scotch tape. I use the sprocket holes to carefully align the XX with the film from the cartridge. That is like what you have already received from me. Some of the cartridges I sent you were even from disposable throw away cameras dropped off at the mini lab!
Or, you can simply use the "TomA method". In that case, I use 1" masking tape, scissors, and Kodak Snap Caps, which come apart (I mark then and throw them away after five reloads). You pull off an "arms length" of film off of the 400' XX core, cut it, and roll it up (by hand) into the cassette. Simple and it works very well.
Hope all this makes sense. Two very different methods and it takes a bit to get the grasp of all of it. 400' of XX should allow you to make about eighty rolls of 36 exp XX.
