COmments on SS tank developing with hangers

[Joe Symchyshyn]

Here is the single 5x7 hanger...

Here is a tank with hangers in 5x7... You could use anything else for the other chemisty (fix, stop, washes... Having larger tanks isn't too much an issue when you're reusing chemistry - so much developer is 1 shot so special tanks are more important IMO)

Here is another kit in 5x7.

Good luck!

joe

 

[mark]

Thanks folks for all the help.

Charles. You have no idea how good it makes me feel that another person can't tray process effectively. I can do one sheet but anymore and I'm bound to screw one of them up, if not more.

It is also good to here that there are no problems with, I think they are called surge marks. I will look into these and give them a try.

 

[Ronald Moravec]

The best way to use hangarg is wth the hangar rack that holds the ss hangars. That way you can move 8 4x5 negs at one time. You need the ss tanks Arkay makes.

Hand holding the hangars causes them to fan out at the bottom and be difficult to get back into the tank. I limited myself to four in a 1/2 gal Kodak tank.

Now I have the complete process line from Arkay with one new tank and hangar rack they made in January for me.

The only trick is raise slowly, tip 45 deg right, go vertical, and replace slowly. Repeat 2 times for 1 agitation cycle. Tip left for the second half. It takes 15 sec to go in and out of solution 2 times. There will be no surge marks if you go slow enough, in fact it never happened to me at all.

 

[Charles Webb]

Another for what it's worth comment.
I have had excellent results developing 35mm and 120 roll film in my dip and dunk tanks, I use the T shaped wire supplied with the old Nikkor tanks, and simply put the wire device through the middle of the loaded reel or reels,
I normally do two at a time. Gently lower the reels and wire into the tank,
lift gently so as not to cause a surge and set back down. I do the gentle
lift and set back down 5 sec each 30 sec for the duration, lift out a few seconds early to drain, and gently into stop bath, again with very gentle up and down agitation motion. Have Never had any kind of problem when using
this technique on roll film in larger tanks. If I am using a special developer,
I fill the double tank and do the same procedure in the dark. I again drain then go into stop, then to fixer using the same gentle lifting procedure.

I have never known of surge marks being cause by holes in the hanger frame
unless far too much viger was used during the initial contact and agitation in the developer. After 15 seconds or so in the developer, I lift the hangers on one side up about an inch, the let them drop against the tank lip which dislodges any air bubbles. I simply am not troubled by streaks, uneven developing pin holes or other things mentioned.

I also never found it necessary to load a film hanger with the emulsion in a special way. I has not made one wit of difference with the emulsion in to
the hanger, or the emulsion facing out of the hanger. The way you introduce
the hangers and film to the developer is what can cause problems. To vigerous cause streaks etc, not enough can cause uneven development.
Do it like "the great yellow God in Rochester has always recommended, and your negatives will thank you for the extra care you gave them! Gently up and rock to the left and down, back up then rock to the right and down.
Lift the ends of the hangers with both hands, not the center of the hanger
which causes them to fan toward and away from you. Be gentle!

No rocket Science here...........