Fresh dry plates in a variety of sizes

[Jim Graves]

Just to confirm that the standard lantern glass slides (I have both Ilford and Gevaert in front of me from the 1960's) is 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" or 82x82mm. But other sizes may exist.
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And yet another odd size to add to the list ... the Graphic Graflex Potography book (1944 edition, p. 382) says “Graflex plate holders [the slotted holders like for the Super D] are available ... in the 3 1/4 x 4 size (for lantern slides.)”

[Nodda Duma]

Hah!

[Tin Can]

Posted the first review for J Lane Dry Plates on Etsy.

and sparked some interest on my FB feed

[Nodda Duma]

Thanks, Randy. I appreciate the support. I dropped your 1/4-sized plates off at the post office this morning.

Meanwhile, I'm about to run out of emulsion again so it's about time to make more.

-Jason

[Tin Can]

Thanks, Randy. I appreciate the support. I dropped your 1/4-sized plates off at the post office this morning.

-Jason

Shattered, I'm sure. (rock & roll joke!)

[Steven Tribe]

I did another test run (Chemicals, safelight, timing etc.) on some Gevaert lantern slides plates. These worked just as well.
I assume these diapositive plates are a process item for making lantern slides from negatives so have a speed around 10 or under - so good practice! Perhaps slow emulsions have longer shelf (freezer) life - I have never really thought about it?

[Tin Can]

I am getting much better results and need a way to handle a glass plate without touching it. I'm picking them up and ruining the emulsion where I touch. Dry is fine.

Traditional film hangers may work or not. I am still looking for my small sizes. 2x3 and 3x4. But a glass plate and it's emulsion would touch the multipoint hanger 'cage' and lift edges.

I am imagining a 3 or 4 contact point wire spring stainless steel 'basket' dipper. Like an Easter egg dipper, except this would not touch emulsion.

Hook it on and dip the plate into chems. A little spring side tension would keep the plate where we want it.

Here's a prototype. Made of rosin core solder, which obviously is not the correct metal. Notice the fingertip destruction. The less dense area is my white porch.

Glass Plate hanger prototype 1 by moe.randy, on Flickr

[Nodda Duma]

I have the Paterson trays that let me get my fingertip under them to lift an edge out of the tray, and then hold by the edges.

That's pretty cool. Necessity is the mother of invention for sure.

[Tin Can]

I have the Paterson trays that let me get my fingertip under them to lift an edge out of the tray, and then hold by the edges.

That's pretty cool. Necessity is the mother of invention for sure.

I am using Paterson trays, but me fingers are very clumsy. RA has got me on the run. Sung to John Lennon's 'Cold Turkey' song. https://youtu.be/IEnNEIVR9EM

I also love to make custom tools.

[AuditorOne]

Ok. I am getting ready to develop a couple of plates tonight and I realized that I still need to add some hardener to my fixer.

I am looking at 950 ml of fixer and 50 ml of hardener. Too much, too little?

I am a newbie to this hardener thing. I do have some lying around but I have never used it so any advice is appreciated.