Paterson reels quality

Paterson reels quality

  • Squeeze it and pull out as gently as possible

    Votes: 72 35.8%

  • Pull the reel apart

    Votes: 81 40.3%

  • I use either method at times

    Votes: 11 5.5%

  • I use steel reels

    Votes: 37 18.4%
  • Total voters
    201
I use photo-flo and the film just slides right out (120 and 135). The photo-flo also helps the reels dry quickly and without residue that can clog them up.

I've found that the actual Patterson brand reels work way better than all the other brands I've tried (Yankee, etc.)
 
Sam N said:
I use photo-flo and the film just slides right out (120 and 135). The photo-flo also helps the reels dry quickly and without residue that can clog them up.

I've found that the actual Patterson brand reels work way better than all the other brands I've tried (Yankee, etc.)
Click to expand...

Btw if there's one thing you want to clean OFF your reels it's photo-flo. Photo flo does absolutely leave residue on plastic reels and is well known for fouling them up. Do a couple searches on APUG.
 
I attach the film to the hanger clip in the top of the drier and then just pull the reel down to the floor of the cabinet and pop the weight on the bottom.
The whole action can take about a second and minimises the handling.

I can't imagine pulling the reels apart just to do something as simple as pull out a film seems too risky, but I guess it's a case of whatever you feel more comfortable with.
 
As this zombie thread is staggering around, groaning theatrically, 😱 I went through it again and noticed one glaring ommission: Paterson reels and tanks will only function correctly if they are dry.

So, having washed the film, using the Ilford inversion method, I hang up the film and then dismantle the tank and reels, pop them into the airing cupboard and give them a few hours of spare heat goodness. Then I take the parts out, reassemble them and pop them back in storage until I next need them. Some of my reels are forty years old and have had several thousand films through them but still work well. I've never cleaned any of them, either. The seals seem to work reliably as well after all those years.

Oh yes; I'm a pull the film out person. 😀
 
I pull the film out rather than take the reel apart .
The empty tanks and reels then live in the cupboard where the heating boiler is so that they are dry for the next time.
 
Zombie thread aside, I don't do either of the above.

I pull the film out sideways, allowing it to curl off the track. As greyhoundman said 5 years ago.

Sorted now - lock the thread ;-)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom