rpavich
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So you leave the film on the reel until it’s dry?
Yes.
Is there any disadvantage to this? I know with plastic reels you don’t want to us photo-flo but I use stainless steel.
Nothing except you cannot use the same reel for 50 minutes and the negatives have a long-ways curl to them but putting them in the sleeves and putting a weight on them for a day straightens them right out.
I don't use photo flo at all, no need with this system but you're right, I won't use it on plastic reels, I use steel also.
I always take the film off the reel, dip it in photo-flo then hang it from a clip to dry lengthwise.
Photoflo won't hurt steel reels at all...they won't get sticky. Just clean them after use but as I said...with this method...no need.
It's about 18" long. Here's a diagram.I would consider making a dryer with a fan and filter if it didn’t need to be 5 feet tall. I could easily make a small table top one that I drop the reel into.
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