Developing WP film

[chris_4622]

Developing 5x7 I usually use home-made tubes, 3 sheets at a time. Sometimes I use tanks with hangers for stand development.
I am now using more WP and develop it in trays with good results but I don't like sitting in the dark shuffling. What method are WP users using to develop your film? I looked into tubes but it seems they have to be quite a bit bigger than the ones I use for 5x7.

Are there hangers I could use?
I would make new tanks. I have two types of hangers, one where the sheet slides in (5x7) a groove all the way around the film and the other is two clips on a bar with no frame around the film. Using those would leave the film exposed to damage from adjacent sheets.

thanks

[Sal Santamaura]

...What method are WP users using to develop your film?...

Jobo 3005 Expert drum. A perfect match. In my experience, there's much less risk of handling problems with an Expert drum the chambers of which are a bit larger than what's "officially" recommended. Thus, I process both 5x7 and whole plate in the 3005, 8x10 in a 3004. Only 4x5 goes in my 3006.

[David Karp]

I also use a 3005. Agitation is on a Beseler roller base.

[Roger Thoms]

8x10 BTZS tubes with the same amount of chemistry as with 8x10 film.

Roger

[vinny]

I haven't seen hangers for this size but the companies who make xray hangers may make them for you.
Otherwise, I'd use a jobo.

[Bob Mann]

When I did whole plate I made plastic hangers to use in dip tanks.

[mdm]

8x10 btzs tubes or a jobo 2830 print drum using the 5x7 slots, rotated on the sink if you can tolerate the occasional mishap.

[StoneNYC]

Jobo 3005 Expert drum. A perfect match. In my experience, there's much less risk of handling problems with an Expert drum the chambers of which are a bit larger than what's "officially" recommended. Thus, I process both 5x7 and whole plate in the 3005, 8x10 in a 3004. Only 4x5 goes in my 3006.

Sal,

I'm confused, 3005 is for 8x10 and 3004 is for some odd size right? 9x12 or something? And 3006 is for 5x7 and 3010 is for 4x5 so I'm confused about your choices for each, would you explain please?

Thanks!

[Andrew O'Neill]

Thank God Bob said whole plate. I would've had no idea what WP meant if he hadn't. Learn something new everyday!

[StoneNYC]

Thank God Bob said whole plate. I would've had no idea what WP meant if he hadn't. Learn something new everyday!

Yea I was confused how "Wet Plates" would fit in my 3005 JOBO tank... LOL