Box and a Bladder

[Absinthe]

I just saw an ad for what essentially amounts to the "Wine in a Box" containers for storing darkroom chemistry.

Is anyone using them?
Has anyone tried recycling the Box-O-Wine for this purpose?
Is it much different?

 

[fschifano]

Haven't use the recycled wine box option, but I have used the bladder in a box solution for storing Dektol and fixer. What can I say? It works pretty well, but I'd rather use 20 oz. (~ 600 ml.) recycled soda pop bottles for developers. It's just more convenient for me that way, and most of the developer bottles are always full to the brim.

 

[MurrayMinchin]

You bet!

There are several different kinds of boxed wines though. Some come with clear plastic bags inside (no good), some come with mylar/aluminized plastic bags but have annoying and hard to remove spigots (no good), but the best I've found are mylar/aluminized plastic bags with a soft brown plastic spigot that's very easy to remove and put back on. It's easy to fill them with chemicals if the bag is laid on its back and the opening is held up somehow. After you fill them with chemicals, pop on the spigot, then squeeze out all the air in the bag. No light and no oxygen make for long lived stock solutions, and if you find the right kind of bag/spigot combo comes with a wine you like, they're fun to empty of their original contents

Murray

 

[mark]

Used to get Sprint Chemicals for the darkroom I work at like that. Pretty convenient.

 

[MattKing]

You bet!

There are several different kinds of boxed wines though. Some come with clear plastic bags inside (no good), some come with mylar/aluminized plastic bags but have annoying and hard to remove spigots (no good), but the best I've found are mylar/aluminized plastic bags with a soft brown plastic spigot that's very easy to remove and put back on. It's easy to fill them with chemicals if the bag is laid on its back and the opening is held up somehow. After you fill them with chemicals, pop on the spigot, then squeeze out all the air in the bag. No light and no oxygen make for long lived stock solutions, and if you find the right kind of bag/spigot combo comes with a wine you like, they're fun to empty of their original contents

Murray

Any brand recommendations Murray (BC LCB stock numbers too, if you have them)?

Matt

 

[MurrayMinchin]

Sorry Matt. The wine I used to get, Sommet Blanc (cheap and pretty good), now uses a clear bag and a lousy spigot. Since my bodies miraculous ability to digest gluten again I've been drinking much less wine, and Sleeman's doesn't come in a bag. You'll just have to suck it up and start diligently researching...HIC!

Murray