Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

[PunkFunkDunk]

Does anyone have experience using these generic brand acrylic 4x5 film drying racks? Are they recommended? I am thinking of picking up a few to minimise any marks left on sheet from my current clip and hangers.



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[John Layton]

...never seen one of those. Looks ok...but I'd be concerned about the potential of wetting agent residue/moisture collecting at the very bottom tips of those bottom V-notches and taking much longer to dry than the rest of the films surfaces. Maybe if you could move the films slightly at some point during the drying process you'd be OK? Just a hunch...I'm probably overthinking as usual!

[Tin Can]

I will not use that thing

I use pinpoint KODAK clips

Most likely very hard to find now

[Ron McElroy]

I use clothes pins for hanging 4x5 and 8x10.

[Doremus Scudder]

I use clothes pins for hanging 4x5 and 8x10.

I second the use of wooden clothespins for hanging sheet film to dry. If you're careful, and hang them by a corner, there is only a very small smudge in the non-image area of the film, or none at all.

The drying rack looks cool, but only holds a few sheets and will likely cause marks where the film contacts the acrylic. Having to clean the thing after every batch seems a bit much too.

I have some permanent lines in my darkroom, but for extras, have installed a retractable clothesline that offers 10 feet of line. I can dry 40 sheets at one time easily. If I went to the trouble to notch my clothespins so I could hang the film sideways, I could dry four times more. (Crowbar, Geoduck, I'll get around to that someday...)

Best,

Doremus

[Peter Lewin]

Like many, I dry my 4x5 negatives with wooden clothespins hanging from a line in my "darkroom/basement." But I have reverse-assembled the pins so that the ends that used to be the "handles" are now the ends that come together to "pinch" the negatives. I find this version allows me to hold the negatives by a small corner area, outside the image area. Since I can't easily describe how I re-assemble the clips, hopefully this link will work: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/at-the...3348629202901/

[fiddle]

I use something similar looking that I 3d printed. Never had an issue.

[PunkFunkDunk]

Thank you for the responses. Some good points. All things considered I think I will stick with hangers and clips.


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[GoodOldNorm]

Stainless steel dental xray film clips work.

[Vaughan]

I bought some cheap stainless steel clothes pegs, used a centre punch to put two points on each side to stop the film from slipping out.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/293232951928