Crazy film "tubing" driving me insane

[nickstreme]

So i developed a 120 roll of Trix as I normally would, but this time when it was hanging to dry, it was going fine and then all of the sudden I look and it is tubed up like crazy, almost ends touching each other ( horizontally ). I put clips on the bottom of the film and it still happened. What caused this? Words cannot express my anger right now.

 

[nickstreme]

Uhhh... I let hang a few more minutes and it straightened out.... ? I think its starting to tube the other way...

 

[trexx]

The emulation side dried slower then the non-emulation side so you get a curl, This is normal in my experience, leave it alone it flattens out.

 

[nickandre]

Most modern films have an anti-curl layer built in. If your film is still curling though, wait until just after it dries, sleeve it and stick it under a dictionary. That will keep it very flat

 

[bobwysiwyg]

I think his issue is, why all of a sudden this started doing it now. Sounds like he has followed his same processes as in the past.

 

[Larry.Manuel]

I find film and paper curls much more in low humidity. If I hang my film or prints in a well-dampened shower cabinet, and close the door, letting it dry slowly, usually things come out quite flat. Might take 12 hours for film or 36+ hrs for FB prints [hung back-to-back].

 

[mhcfires]

I find that Efke films have an unbelievable curl. I dry them with a weighted clip at the bottom of the filmstrip, they still have a curl. After cutting and sleeving, I place the strips in a heavy book and leave them for a few days. They still have somewhat of a curl, but it is a bit more manageable.

 

[kiku]

So i developed a 120 roll... I put clips on the bottom of the film...

Is the clip on the bottom of the roll weighted? Howard Tanger

 

[nickstreme]

They are pretty heavy clips, 2 of them. But yeah, I should have weighted them more. Whatever, its all good now. So is it the low humidity and the film drying too fast that causes the curling and tubing?

 

[vedmak]

low humidity will make it curl, try drying it after you run a shower for 15 mins, should help.