Unfortunately, nobody seems to want to ship HC-110 these days
Why is this?
Freestyle ships HC110, I just checked their website and I also bought Rodinal and PMK from them not long ago. Is HazMat the same as CA Prop 65?
I realised after I had written my reply that the OP had Hewes stainless steel reels and I was talking of Jobo plastic ones which might mean that all bets are off including the trick of the pencil. However a question springs to mind: Does the use of a Hewes reel preclude the safety margin that I spoke of, namely there is a lot of spare film available to get it on to the reel in light thereby avoiding the need to fumble in the dark with attaching the film to the reel?Difficult part for me has always been getting the film on the reel. Somebody should fund a Kickstarter to make a device to do that.
Yes, that approach is precluded unless you tend to use a longer than usual amount of leader.However a question springs to mind: Does the use of a Hewes reel preclude the safety margin that I spoke of, namely there is a lot of spare film available to get it on to the reel in light thereby avoiding the need to fumble in the dark with attaching the film to the reel?
Why is this?
If you are having a hard time finding chemistry you can always use Caffenol, stop with plain water and fix with plain hypo (sodium thiosulfate). All ready available.
https://www.caffenol-cookbook.com/The Caffenol Cookbook & Bible - Recipes and Tutorials.pdf
I use HC-100 and with the high temperatures now you will get very short developing times, around 4 minutes and I don't know if this is a good idea for your first roll, you may want to enjoy doing inversions for a longer timeHave fun and don't worry much.
I went with the Hewes reel based on reviews I've read online, including the mostly positive ones at BH:AgX, I suppose that if the OP has got a Hewes reel and has mastered loading it then that's fine. No point now in abandoning it. However it sounds as if loading one isn't as easy as say a plastic Jobo and for a beginner the easiest way would seem to be the best way. In fact unless there is an intrinsic benefit from using such reels that cannot be found in using Jobos then I do wonder what the advantages are.
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