For clips I use anything that's on hand... as long as it's plastic
Generally some kind of plastic rivet is enough to hold the negs in place. Once the "blanket" is rolled, the rivet slightly squeezes the negative - just enough to keep it from falling down.
The "blanket" itself is made of plastic foil (bought at the local equivalent of Home Depot, construction department, so I guess it must be used in construction somewhere - it's designated as "UV foil"). You could even use a plastic soda bottle, as long as it's straight-walled.
I make the "dimples" which keep the negatives from getting "glued" to the blanket using the hot air gun, like shown on that French site.
In short, it's easy to do, and so far I've been more than happy with the results. Never had a negative fall off dring processing, and the "dimples" prevent the negatives from sticking to the "blanket".
Denis
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