1.5L-2L Photo bottles?

[EASmithV]

I just got a very cool sheet film developing tank that can do a ton of 4x5 at once. However this tank needs around 1.5L of chemistry, and I did a search and couldn't find any 1.5-2L photo bottles.

Anyone know where I can get some?

(Hard sided bottles only please, I don't trust those accordion ones)

 

[MattKing]

The new 2 litre Coca-Cola bottles available around here seem to be much more durable and "stiff" then the older ones.

 

[bdial]

Jobo has 2L bottles, but new ones are a little dear.
usplastics.com is a good source for bottles of all sorts.

 

[Patrick Robert James]

OJ bottles are good. Some have wide mouths as well (Tropicana 1.75l) and are PETE. I have been using those lately.

 

[Mark_S]

I buy a lot of stuff for photo from US Plastics - they offer 2L amber Nalgene bottles:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=34231&catid=448

 

[Mark Fisher]

If you have to have 2 liter, PET soda bottles are a good bet. Personally, I use 1 gallon glass (empty from the lab I work at) or 1 liter amber Boston round bottles like at SKS bottles. . Years ago I bought a case of one quart and 8 oz from there with the Phenolic/poly cone caps. Really nice for chemicals as long as you don't drop them!

 

[MSchuler]

While they aren't hard-sided, I've been using Platypus bottles (http://cascadedesigns.com/platypus/bottles-and-storage/platy-bottle/product) for years and really liked them. They come in 500ml, 1 liter, 2-liter (and larger I think) and allow you to get all air out. Since they are soft-sided, they do need to be stored in a container that will support them or laid on their sides. The bottles I've stored D-76 in have slowly (over years) turned brown, but I'm not sure if this is staining from used chemistry or oxidization through the plastic.

 

[nsurit]

Amen, to US Plastics for bottles and a bunch of other stuff made from plastic. Tubing, fittngs, etc.