I use a plastic coat hanger with six plastic clothes pins wired across the bottom. I clip the film sheets at the corner for good drainage and hang the whole unit from the shower head. With the curtain closed, it's the most dust-free place in the house.
Wow my 4X5 negs are really valuable considering the work required to obtain them. So I've never fooled around with the processing and drying. I originally made a drying cabinet that used a HEPA filter from Home Depot. Contained a fan to force air thru the HEPA. Used old Kodak SS clips to hold the film in two spots at the edge. Don't remember what these clips were called but I've seen them on ebay occasionally. Now I use the same SS clips and hang them in a laminar flow hood within the darkroom. Never get a speck of dust.
Nate Potter, Austin TX.
run a strong string through the middle of the sping on a few ordinary wood clothes pins. Stretch the string up in a door way. It was good enough for Mr. Adams...works for me.
As already mentioned, the wood sticks to the film emulsion a tiny bit. It's perfect.
These work really well when you hang them on a shower curtain rod. I usually use every other clip to keep some spacing in between negs. The clips are sturdy enough to hold negs easily. You could easily hang 4-5 of these on a standard shower rod.Originally Posted by Ash
Jobo sheet film clips. They pierce the film with a pin, so there is minimal contact area and they are strong enough for any format. They hold the film perpendicular to the line, so you can fit a lot of film in a small space. They're expensive, but I don't have much drying space, and I shoot formats from 2x3" to 11x14" and 7x17", and with the smaller formats I sometimes process batches of 40 sheets or more, so they're worth it to me.
Here's a photo of some 2x3" sheets hanging on the line.
These are excellent clips for both film and prints:
http://www.craft-inc.com/gui/gui1/pr...lue3=.160+dia.
I built a custom cabinet to hang 4x5 on the left side and roll film on the right side. I close the cabinet during drying to minimize dust. Since I'm not in a hurry, I don't use any kind of forced air.
I think I posted this one before. I can dry about 36 4x5 negatives in this foldable rack. The rack is from the kitchen section of Box-Mart. Clips about $2 pair from the office section. I knock off the round magnets.
I use one of those racks when I need more space and have to stack darkroom trays. I think I bought it at Bed, Bath, and Beyond.
The lingerie dryer looks perfect. I've seen tham at B&H for $149.00
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