Use of X-ray film: technical discussion with example images

[Daniel Unkefer]

I have HR-U which is double sided.

I also have Kodak MIN-R which is single sided. Both are prone to scratching.

I'm doing two 4x5 sheets at a time and they tend to move around in the tray. If they touch ANYTHING they will scratch!

The clips keep them from floating around and banging into each other, especially in the wash tray

If I am diligent I get zero scratches. 5x7 I would go single sheets in a tray, that is a different animal.

[Tin Can]

Yes, all 2X is delicate, yet I have processed ULF 2X by hand unscratched up to 14X36"

[Daniel Unkefer]

With bigger sheets I will do one at a time in the Cesco trays. Still while being washed they can easily scratch

Another possibility for me is deep tanks, I have 3F 8x10 3.5 gals but have not set them up yet

I bought SS rods from McMaster Carr and the dental clips will probably work good, I have put one together. But right now I am using the trays

[Tin Can]

the few big sheets I did with 2 clips one on each end using a big Cesco with 2" of PQ under safelight

See-saw dipping, reusing the middle center water stop tray for wash also

12 minutes to done

They were enlarged positives, which I put in a window box with backlight, so viewable only at night

Now I want to make a simple Pano camera using 2 sheets

[skuuterboy]

I have been purchasing Carestream x-ray film from Z&Z Medical for the past 10 years but they no longer carry it. Can anyone recommend an alternative source for Carestream X-ray films in 8x10?

[Tin Can]

All Traditional wet process X-Ray medical film is going away fast

Some Industrial film may remain

Ektascan is gone

2X aka double sided is still sold at ZZ Like this

I would try this next

some out of date films may be on eBay

[Jim Noel]

It may be time to put a padlock on my film freezer.

[Tin Can]

My 14X17 Ektascan does not fit!

The 8X10 does

It's all fine for the duration

It may be time to put a padlock on my film freezer.

[oakranch]

I am just getting started with x-ray film and would like very much if someone could give me some basic starting out information. I fully realize that there is everything I could every wish to know somewhere in these 500+ pages but I will be damned If I can find it. The search tool seem useless to me, or maybe I'M just stupid.
I have some D23 developer coming, and some fixer but I don't have a baseline from which to start in the darkroom. I have read a bunch of pages and there are as many ways of going at it. I just need somewhere to start. I'm happy to experiment from there. Is anyone willing to do that please? I don't even know what I have left out of this post to make it understandable. Thank you in advance for any shred of help.

[Tin Can]

Expose at 40 asa, develop and fix like any other film

D23 and any fixer works fine