!@#$ing plastic.

[back alley]

i would not dry film on the reel.
it will never straighten out.

i thik barrett was talking about drying the reel itself.

 

[RML]

Barrett, is there any advantage to drying the film on the reels? I've been hanging mine vertically with a clip on the bottom.
Thanks,
Mike

I think he means that you have two rolls drying at the same time, on a wire, not on the spool.

 

[mike goldberg]

Progress!...
Just 10 minutes ago, I found my film dev stuff, which has been up the shelf
for 12 years, or so. The tanks & reels are stainless steel. I KNOW my hands
will remember, when I'm in the dark.

Unless absolutely necessary, I would avoid a changing bag.
It is a small environment... very likely to induce sweaty hands.
Cheers, mike

 

[charjohncarter]

I have an old stainless tank, but it is one roll. And I don't think it will take a 120 reel. It is NEW but old, you are welcome to it if you contact me. FREE, I am glad to see you back on RFF, and as a present I'll pay the postage.

 

[amateriat]

Barrett, is there any advantage to drying the film on the reels? I've been hanging mine vertically with a clip on the bottom.
Thanks,
Mike

I would advise against drying film on-reel in the name of avoiding curling. Hanging the rolls with an appropriate weight at the bottom (anything from a purpose-made weight for film drying to a wooden clothespin) will do the job. Hang the film in the most dust-free environment in your household (from my experience, the bathroom is the choicest spot, although I have the luxury of a hanging electric film dryer now). What you're doing now is pretty much ideal.


- Barrett

 

[fgianni]

Has any one had experience with the Arista apron style tank/reel(?) that Freestyle sells? Page 43 in the Fall 06 catalog.
Gerry

They are extremely easy to load, beat steel and plastic hands down, however I would only recommend using the 35mm ones, because the 120 will leave some marks on your film.:bang:

See attached example (crappy pic I know, but shows pretty clearly the marks left at the top and at the bottom by the arista apron)

 

[ElrodCod]

I've never had a problem with Paterson reels but have lost many photos trying to load those darn stainless ones. I'll stick to the plastic reels.

 

[MikeL]

I would advise against drying film on-reel in the name of avoiding curling. Hanging the rolls with an appropriate weight at the bottom (anything from a purpose-made weight for film drying to a wooden clothespin) will do the job. Hang the film in the most dust-free environment in your household (from my experience, the bathroom is the choicest spot, although I have the luxury of a hanging electric film dryer now). What you're doing now is pretty much ideal.

- Barrett

Thanks Barrett, sorry I read that wrong. I'm always on the lookout for new tips, so I thought I'd check if you had one.....

 

[MikeL]

I really like using stainless with 120, but not with 35mm.

 

[jobo]

...JOBO...

Jobo.

/Jobo (who called?)

 

[kaiyen]

re: drying on the reel

There was one situation, in my many moves since college (7 moves in 7 years), where I was forced to dry on the reel. I used a version of the "$20 film dryer" which used a hair dryer into a 4" diameter tube into which up to 4 reels could be held in place. I had to do this for 2 reasons:

1 - dust from the vent in the bathroom, which I could not close off completely, was a huge problem. Even with 2 filters taped over it

2 - I couldn't find a garment bag long enough that would hold a 36 exposure roll. No matter what I bought.

So, having said that, it worked just fine. Yes, it was curly, but using my film loader and holders in my scanner I was fine. And when I was done scanning, I would put them under a book for a few days and it was flat. Also and notably, I was ready to scan in 5 minutes after inserting into the dryer.

So it's an option.

allan

 

[iml]

I use Paterson plastic reels and have never had a problem, I can load a film in 2 minutes.

As others have said, they have to be properly dry.

Ian