5" aerial film processing

[JanOve]

Hi all, first post so please be gentle with me

I'm trying to figure out how to develop shorter length <120cm of 5" aerial film in a Jobo Cpe.

Should I try to modify either a 1501 reel or a 2502 to accommodate the wider film, or rather just insert it into a print drum?
I rather not divide the film since the camera doesn't leave any spacing between frames

Got a ancient rewind machine, but its wasteful for smaller (<50feet) amounts due to almost 5 gallons of solutions needed.

Any ideas is greatly appreciated

Jan-Ove

[ic-racer]

Ok so that is 5" by 47"

I'd modify a reel for that.

Or better yet, cut it into 4" pieces and expose it and process it as 4x5 sheet film.

[JanOve]

Each exposure is 5"x16" so actually three images will be around 48" wide.
Which of the 1501 or 2502 will be the best candidate for modification?

Jan-Ove

[Daniel Stone]

Jan-Ove,

sounds like a job to cut and extend a 35mm reel, then you can process it in a 4 reel stainless tank , by simple inversion methods, just like 35mm.

if you(or someone else) can weld stainless steel, then you're set. Just make sure the extended center rails are the same grade of stainless as the reels themselves.

-Dan

[JanOve]

Nice tip, probably easier than messing around with plastics.
Thx.

[sully75]

or maybe cut a 120 steel reel in half, find some piping that fits tightly on the cut shaft and glue it together with epoxy (rough the shafts with sandpaper).

[John Kasaian]

If you want my Houston Fearless processor, you're welcome to it! Bring a truck.It'll handle anything from 70mm to 9-1/2" roll film.

[Marc B.]

FYI Finding welders experienced in stainless steel;
look for commercial kitchen fabrication/equipment repair shops.
Lots of stainless steel in kitchens.

[Jim Galli]

I had the same issue with much larger film from a #10 cirkut camera. So 10" X 72" is common. I had a stainless steel fabrication shop in Mound House NV. (they specialize in tanks for people making wine) make me a tray 14" wide X 8' long X 4" deep. I use ordinary 2" shipping tape and tape the ends of the film to the bottom of the dry tray, then proceed as normal. It was about $300 for the stainless tray though.

[Daniel Stone]

Jim,

that tray must be heavy mother... not just price-wise, but weight?!

-Dan