Willie, I thought the conversation was mainly in reference was to how to keep SHEET film from sticking. But reel holders did come up as an example of stainless versus plastic, so...
Willie, I thought the conversation was mainly in reference was to how to keep SHEET film from sticking. But reel holders did come up as an example of stainless versus plastic, so...
Developer consumption is quite a factor in realistic choice of methodology. I use only 500 ml of fluid per roll of 120 in a Jobo hand inversion drum, and only 400 ml for up to 12 sheets of 4x5 in a tray. Typically a liter if 8x10 film is involved.
I was able to solve the problem so it is now perfect. Film slides out like a charm.
I’d still love to make this thing out of stainless but I doubt that will happen.
Hi r_a_feldman,
It ended up being a non-problem, but I tried replacing the smooth channels with textured. That did the trick, but the problem in the first place was simply that for the test runs, as opposed to how I normally process roll film, I was removing the sheets from the device before doing the final wetting agent step. Silly. If I do the wetting agent while the film is still in the device it slides right out perfectly every time with no resistance, whether the channels are smooth or not.
I’d still prefer stainless steel though. I’d like to look into that.
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