There seems to be a lot of interest in developing sheet film in rotating drums. I used an "Imagemaker 1" for many years. There are many times when one needs to develop just one sheet. Being a "dip and dunker" for many years, I came up with this solution. I picked up 4 inch Stainless Steel (316) pipe cut it and had the bottoms welded. I have five tanks, much thicker than needed but the pipe was scrap. I have used them for C-41 and BW. They sit in a water jacket. My film holder works amazingly well. The top bolt imprisons the sheet. I have used this thirty years ago, and thought that someone might want to copy the idea or "develop" it further.. maybe 5x7. I use SS 1 1/3 gal. tanks with 4 up 4x5 hangers for larger runs. Why is that system not popular anymore?
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