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Thread: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    Quote Originally Posted by CreationBear View Post
    Ha, that's pretty cool... Definitely look forward to seeing your work--I just glimpsed a bit through the Instagram paywall, but the color palette seemed really to my taste.
    Thank you! I'll try to post on here once I'm up and running, although I'll only be shooting black and white due to costs.
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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    I don't use the base for my Orbital at all.

    I sit the whole thing in a 10x12 tray of water at 22 ˚C and it floats nicely and allows for rocking to agitate.

    I used the small self-adhesive bump-stops from kitchen drawers to keep the film from sticking to the base.

    Mike

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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    Don’t use the base either. I just lift a corner and rock it gently.
    I’m getting great homogeneous results with 4x 4x5 sheets, but with 8x10 I’ve had some uneven development.
    I use 500ml solution and I’ve removed the fins btw.
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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    Quote Originally Posted by mpirie View Post
    I don't use the base for my Orbital at all.

    I sit the whole thing in a 10x12 tray of water at 22 ˚C and it floats nicely and allows for rocking to agitate.

    I used the small self-adhesive bump-stops from kitchen drawers to keep the film from sticking to the base.

    Mike
    Glad to hear people aren't using the base. Maybe I'll try the water bath too.
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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    Quote Originally Posted by lenicolas View Post
    Don’t use the base either. I just lift a corner and rock it gently.
    I’m getting great homogeneous results with 4x 4x5 sheets, but with 8x10 I’ve had some uneven development.
    I use 500ml solution and I’ve removed the fins btw.
    I'm using 5x7 so should be ok I think, but will need to try it and see I guess.
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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    I use mine for both 5x4 and 5x7 and get perfect results.

    If you put enough water in the tray, the Orbital floats and that allows for easy rocking motions for agitation.

    Mike

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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    Quote Originally Posted by mpirie View Post
    I use mine for both 5x4 and 5x7 and get perfect results.

    If you put enough water in the tray, the Orbital floats and that allows for easy rocking motions for agitation.

    Mike
    Ah, great. Are you heating your water?
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    Re: Paterson Orbital - lost base, what can I do?

    Yes, I heat the tray on a tray heater to keep the temp just above 20deg C

    Mike

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