Steve H
6-Jan-2006, 15:24
All,
So today I dove into trying out my Unicolor roller. I went out and shot 2 rolls of HP5 in 120 format, and planned on trying out the unicolor film drum. So I set it up to do a 1:50 Rodinal Development, @ 9:15 @ 20c. Get everything loaded up to discover that my drum is leaking at about 70ml/min, all over the counter, and onto the kitchen floor. I quickly hang the edge of the drum over the sink, and use my beaker as a catch basin. I figured that the roller needed a min of 360ml to cover the 2 rolls, so I put 460ml of solution in. Therefore, every 1.5mins or so, I would dump the developer back into the drum.....What a mess.
Luckly 1:50 Rodinal isn't strong enough to stain too quickly, so I wipped everything up and hoped for the best....Believe it or not, the negs did come out - rather well too. I'm shocked. I honestly didn't think that they would come out at all.
My mistake was this. When I first got the drum, I washed it out with hot water and darkroom cleaner. I suppose (in hindsight), that this swelled up the plastic seal, and made it leak-proof. Not the case with 20c water in it however.....I guess I'll be making an O-ring this eve.
Regards,
Steve
So today I dove into trying out my Unicolor roller. I went out and shot 2 rolls of HP5 in 120 format, and planned on trying out the unicolor film drum. So I set it up to do a 1:50 Rodinal Development, @ 9:15 @ 20c. Get everything loaded up to discover that my drum is leaking at about 70ml/min, all over the counter, and onto the kitchen floor. I quickly hang the edge of the drum over the sink, and use my beaker as a catch basin. I figured that the roller needed a min of 360ml to cover the 2 rolls, so I put 460ml of solution in. Therefore, every 1.5mins or so, I would dump the developer back into the drum.....What a mess.
Luckly 1:50 Rodinal isn't strong enough to stain too quickly, so I wipped everything up and hoped for the best....Believe it or not, the negs did come out - rather well too. I'm shocked. I honestly didn't think that they would come out at all.
My mistake was this. When I first got the drum, I washed it out with hot water and darkroom cleaner. I suppose (in hindsight), that this swelled up the plastic seal, and made it leak-proof. Not the case with 20c water in it however.....I guess I'll be making an O-ring this eve.
Regards,
Steve