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    Re: Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tin Can View Post
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    Re: Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

    I've never trusted using wooden clothespins for hanging sheet films - having noticed the occasional wood residue they can leave behind on the films...thinking that this residue might put these films at some risk, archivally speaking, somewhere down the line.

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    Re: Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

    I've used wooden clothes pins for years - never an issue. There are so many products these days trying to solve problems that don't exist while thinning your wallet and thickening theirs.

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    Re: Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

    Since I realized that it's my fingers that get dust on the films, I let the films dry in the film hanger after bathing in Mirasol. No more problems.

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    Re: Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

    Quote Originally Posted by Axelwik View Post
    I've used wooden clothes pins for years - never an issue. There are so many products these days trying to solve problems that don't exist while thinning your wallet and thickening theirs.
    Yep! I've had metal and plastic clips drop negatives. Wood has the perfect grip. Never had wood left in a negative but maybe it's hard to find good ones. Wooden matches are garbage now.

    I drill the cloths pins with a 3/16 bit just above the spring so they always hang down and string them on 9 gauge steel wire.

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    Re: Acrylic 4x5 film drying rack recommended?

    +1 on acrylic being a magnificent dust magnet.

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