Did They Ever Make a Funnel for Steel Film Tanks?

Im impressed that the funnel worked that well!

At one time I used a funnel designed for filling baby bottles. It worked very well but was an added step.

Here’s photos of the Kindermann Filter Funnel. It fits well into a rubber tank lid that came with a generic tank made in Taiwan (as marked); won’t fall off if tilted, and has stand-offs molded into the attachment area to permit air to flow out/in as liquids are poured in/out. But it will not fit on the lid of a Simmon Omega SS tank — just sits on top so has to be held in place or it will fall over if chems are poured in with any rapidity. Also does not fit my Nikor 220 tank lid.

Instead of using this, I generally use a Paterson Filter Funnel that comes in two parts so a filter paper can be sandwiched between the mating parts; I use filters made from German disposable tea bags (one-time use, obviously).

Sorry if the photos appear before the text — my iPad seems to insist that it be done that way.

I only use funnels for pouring chemicals back into the bottles. Tip the tank when filling to let the air escape and the tank will fill faster.

This subject got me curious so I tested myself on a metal 2 reel tank. I thought I was pretty good at pouring fast but my stop watch says I poured and got the cap on ready to agitate in 14 seconds. The pour took 11 seconds and 3 seconds to get the cap on.

Maybe I need a funnel.

Sirius Glass said:

I only use funnels for pouring chemicals back into the bottles. Tip the tank when filling to let the air escape and the tank will fill faster.

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Tilting is what got me in trouble in the first place. Yes, it's faster, but for C-41, it left telltale pour marks on two frames over which the developer was being poured (top reel of two 120's). The funnel solved this problem.

The top cap works great as a stand for the tilted tank.
The "spout" on the container holding the fluid you are pouring can be important - a narrower stream is helpful.