Ever Tried One of These For Developing Sheet Film?

seadrive · Apr 29, 2006

This looks like it would be useful for stand developing four sheets of film at a time in a tray:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7613725736

Anyone ever used one of these, or have an opinion on the concept? I've seen a few other designs, with holes in the bottom of the tray to promote the flow of developer around the sheets, which this one doesn't seem to have.

Any opinions you have on this would be welcome.

TIA!

Steve

fschifano · Apr 29, 2006

See here: http://philbard.com/panel.html.

With a modicum of hand/eye coordination and a few simple tools you can probably make 3 or 4 of these things from off the shelf parts you can find in a hardware store for the current price plus shipping. More if the price goes up!

I think it's a great idea, though I don't much care for stand development.

AlanC · Apr 29, 2006

Steve,

I have used this method for over twenty years. and it works a treat. I made my own, simply by epoxy glueing eight plastic rawlplugs to the bottom of a standard 10 x8 tray. Everything takes place in one tray. I place four 5 x4 sheets of film in the dry tray, pour the developer in and agitate gently and continuously for the required time, then pour out the developer. The film doesn't fall out of the tray even when the tray is vertical . It sticks to the bottom. After stop bath and fix I even wash the film in the same tray.
So, minimal handling and no film damage, even with Efke.

Alan Clark

Tom Hoskinson · Apr 29, 2006

seadrive said:
This looks like it would be useful for stand developing four sheets of film at a time in a tray:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7613725736

Anyone ever used one of these, or have an opinion on the concept? I've seen a few other designs, with holes in the bottom of the tray to promote the flow of developer around the sheets, which this one doesn't seem to have.

Any opinions you have on this would be welcome.

TIA!

Steve

Steve, I have been using Cradles (made by Summitek) and Sloshers (sold by Photographers Formulary) for years, to Stand (and Semi-Stand) Develop 4x5, 5x7 and 8x10 sheet film. Both the Summitek and PF designs have holes in the bottom and corners and sides of each film compartment to facilitate solution flow.

http://www.summitek.com/cradle.html

I have posted on APUG many times before on this subject.

davekarp · Apr 30, 2006

I made a couple of these myself out of plexiglass. They work great.

seadrive · Apr 30, 2006

Thanks for the input, everyone.

Alan, "rawlplug" seems to be a word we don't use on the, ummmm... western side of the pond. All the references to it I got back from Google are sites in the UK, and homedepot.com doesn't seem to know what I'm looking for.

Any idea what it's called in The Colonies?

AlanC · Apr 30, 2006

Steve,
Don't you have brick walls in your country?
Here in the UK when we want to fix a screw in the wall we drill a hole,insert a plastic plug - a rawlplug- then drive the screw in.
Do you have plastic ball point pens? you could use the tops off these -cut the projecting bit off (do you have knives.....?)

If you really get stuck I would be happy to send you some rawlplugs.

Alan Clark

gainer · Apr 30, 2006

Go to a hardware store and ask for a plastic gismo that lets you put wood screws in masonry walls. Sooner or later you will find someone who knows what you need, even if you don't know what to call it. I know what they are and have used them, but I don't know what to call them.

gainer · Apr 30, 2006

This applies to the topic only in a general way, but I like to tell it. We had a really good chemistry professor at WVU many years ago who was good at providing mnemonic irrelevances without telling us. In describing distillation of wood, he said "This stuff is called 'pyroligneous liquor', but if you can't remember that on an exam, I'll give you credit if you call it 'Goo that comes off of burnt wood.'"

MattKing · Apr 30, 2006

seadrive said:
Thanks for the input, everyone.

Alan, "rawlplug" seems to be a word we don't use on the, ummmm... western side of the pond. All the references to it I got back from Google are sites in the UK, and homedepot.com doesn't seem to know what I'm looking for.

Any idea what it's called in The Colonies?

Try "Wall Anchor" - as in this website :

Wall Anchors

Bruce Osgood · Apr 30, 2006

Phil Brad (APUGer) provided an article on making you own panel

http://philbard.com/panel.html#anchor1001344

MMfoto · Apr 30, 2006

"Rawlplugs"

I think "molly's" are what you're after in the US.

wilsonneal · Apr 30, 2006

MMfoto said:
"Rawlplugs"

I think "molly's" are what you're after in the US.

No, I think Mollys are metal and once inside a hollow wall (Cinder block, sheet rock) they expand to grab the back-side of the hole.

I think Rawlplugs are best described as plastic screw anchors. They come in various sizes for size, 6, 8, 10, 12, etc. screws and in lengths from about 1" on up.

I am going to try this in a 16 x 20 tray to see if I can successfully soup 4 8x10 sheets at once.
Neal

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