What am I missing...

[DNG]

To develop film
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1 Gal Beaker
34oz beaker
11 oz beaker
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3/ 1 gal brown jugs
3/ 32oz brown jugs
18oz filtered funnel
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Dial Thermometer
stir stick
Film Clips (2 per roll)
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HC-110
Stop
Fix
Wetting agent (Photo-Flo)
Developer tank with reels
Changing Bag
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Anything...
It's been a while 🙁

 

[Arjay]

May I suggest distilled/demineralized water for developer preparation and for the final washing cycle (w/ photoflo) as well as a bucket to prepare a suitable quantity of water at exactly the specified temperature for developer tempering, stopping, fixing and rinsing?

 

[t.s.k.]

A darkroom timer is very helpful.

 

[sepiareverb]

Some exposed film.

 

[gb hill]

Looks pretty complete. Perhaps a medicine dropper if you are going to mix your HC-110 as a one shot developer. Thats how I make mine, Goes along way! Rodinal the same way.

 

[xayraa33]

A bottle opener( church key) to pry open the commercial film cassettes.

 

[coelacanth]

iPhone with Massive Dev Chart app (in ziploc bag) is very very handy. (do they have apps for other platforms??)

 

[sepiareverb]

And the Massive Development Chart iPhone/iPod Touch app. It is perhaps the best thing to happen to analog photography in years.

-beat me to it Sug

 

[gb hill]

And the Massive Development Chart iPhone/iPod Touch app. It is perhaps the best thing to happen to analog photography in years.

-beat me to it Sug

& Verizon getting the iphone next year is the best thing to come along since the iphone.😀 I couldn't resist that one!

 

[Pickett Wilson]

I'll also say a darkroom timer is a real help. Prevents forgetting where you are in the timing. I use my old Gralab 300 from the ancient days when I had a darkroom, but their are plenty of smaller ones out there cheap.

 

[DNG]

A darkroom timer is very helpful.

I have an APP for that 😀😀

Really, for Android.. called "Darkroom Timer" it allows me to make a step by step progression, with "pour time" and "agitate" intervals for each step if needed. FREE 😀 Fully customizable.

 

[DNG]

Looks pretty complete. Perhaps a medicine dropper if you are going to mix your HC-110 as a one shot developer. Thats how I make mine, Goes along way! Rodinal the same way.

Right :bang:
I need to go to Walgreen's or CVS for that.

 

[DNG]

A bottle opener( church key) to pry open the commercial film cassettes.

Have one already. Thanks for reminder.

 

[DNG]

And the Massive Development Chart iPhone/iPod Touch app. It is perhaps the best thing to happen to analog photography in years.

-beat me to it Sug

Just downloaded it for my Android.... Thanks, This App + the "Darkroom Timer" is an assume compo

 

[DNG]

A clean environment for drying is a must.

I use a SenRac forced air drier which is mounted to my darkroom wall. A shower stall works also for hanging film to dry.

Bathroom Shower Rod.

 

[Bob Michaels]

To develop film

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Anything...
It's been a while 🙁

Can I suggest some things on your list that you really do not need?

All those beakers. Just get a cheap kitchen measuring cup or two.

film clips. Just get a package of wooden clothespins and make your own.

Stir stick. Anything will do. I bought a used stainless steel slotted stirring spoon for $1 at a flea market years ago.

All those brown plastic jugs. Use the HC-110 mixed from the syrup, so no bottle needed for that. Use water instead of stop, no bottle needed for that. Buy a gallon of auto windshield washer fluid for $.99 at a discount store. Use the fluid in your car, then use the bottle to store your fixer. Use the PhotoFlo one shot. No brown bottles needed.

Forget the filtered funnel. Buy a cheap one at a discount store. Put a coffee filter or paper towel in it if it makes you feel better.

A $5- electronic kitchen timer works just as well as a $100 photo timer.

When I look at what I use to develop film for the last 10+ years, only the chemistry, reels and tank are photo specific. Everything else came from the kitchenware department of a big box discount retailer.

 

[t.s.k.]

I guess us crackberry users are outa luck for those cool apps?

Just thought I'd mention that I have a spare empty (I use an old 1gal distilled water container) bottle to store spent fixer. I haven't quite invested the time to read up on silver recovery, but I have a couple gallons that need it. Just remember to correctly label the bottle !

 

[Bob Michaels]

I have an APP for that 😀😀

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Or you can be a Luddite and use a 29 cent notebook and just write the times down with a pencil.

 

[DNG]

Can I suggest some things on your list that you really do not need?

All those beakers. Just get a cheaper kitchen measuring cup or two.

film clips. Just get a package of wooden clothespins and make your own.

Stir stick. Anything will do. I bought a used stainless steel slotted stirring spoon for $1 at a flea market years ago.

All those brown plastic jugs. Use the HC-110 mixed from the syrup, so no bottle needed for that. Use water instead of stop, no bottle needed for that. Buy a gallon of auto windshield washer fluid for $.99 at a discount store. Use the fluid in your car, then use the bottle to store your fixer. Use the PhotoFlo one shot. No brown bottles needed.

Forget the filtered funnel. Buy a cheap one at a discount store. Put a coffee filter or paper towel in it if it makes you feel better.

A $5- electronic kitchen timer works just as well as a $100 photo timer. Have an APP for that

When I look at what I use to develop film for the last 10+ years, only the chemistry, reels and tank are photo specific. Everything else came from the kitchenware department of a big box discount retailer.

Yeah, I can scale down the expense. I'll have a short list of things to go on the cheap with, Thanks

 

[DNG]

And the Massive Development Chart iPhone/iPod Touch app. It is perhaps the best thing to happen to analog photography in years.

-beat me to it Sug

That's it ????
Just Times and @ 20c ?
Not even all the dilutions for HC-110, Or a way to add notes?

It must be a 1st version app.😀