P-aminophenol base

[PDL45]

Does anyone know where to purchase "p-aminophenol base" developing agent? I would like to make my own Rodinal. Thanks,

 

[fgorga]

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[DutchDarkroom]

I think 4-aminophenol is the same, just a different name. Searching for this gives me results from general chemistry wholesalers. I'm not 100% sure it's the same but if it is you can probably get it cheaply at whatever chemicals wholesaler is near you.

 

[fgorga]

I think 4-aminophenol is the same, just a different name. Searching for this gives me results from general chemistry wholesalers. I'm not 100% sure it's the same but if it is you can probably get it cheaply at whatever chemicals wholesaler is near you.

Yes... 4-aminophenol and p-aminophenol are the same compound .

 

[PDL45]

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[PDL45]

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[jim appleyard]

I hope you have better luck in mixing your own Rodinal than I did. My version had a different strength than the manufactured stuff. I did a couple of rolls using my ordinary times and they didn't come out very well. I would have had to start time and EI experiments all over again. I went back to the real McCoy and used my homebrew as a paper dev.; worked ok there.

 

[thinkbrown]

While it's not exactly rodinal, I've been shocked at how easy and cheap parodinal is. It's dirt cheap too since you can buy enough Tylenol to make 4 liters of the stuff for under $10. I haven't done scientific testing comparing the two but the development times are the same and by eye I get results that are indistinguishable

 

[PDL45]

I hope you have better luck in mixing your own Rodinal than I did. My version had a different strength than the manufactured stuff. I did a couple of rolls using my ordinary times and they didn't come out very well. I would have had to start time and EI experiments all over again. I went back to the real McCoy and used my homebrew as a paper dev.; worked ok there.

I was watching "Pictorial Planet" & the presenter explains how to make Rodinal & why. The why, was if Rodinal was ever taken off the market one could make their own. I hope it never is but I thought why not give it a try. So, I haven't tried it yet but when I don't have any thing else to do I'll try it. Sorry your batch wasn't as strong as it should have been.
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[jim appleyard]

I was watching "Pictorial Planet" & the presenter explains how to make Rodinal & why. The why, was if Rodinal was ever taken off the market one could make their own. I hope it never is but I thought why not give it a try. So, I haven't tried it yet but when I don't have any thing else to do I'll try it. Sorry your batch wasn't as strong as it should have been.
Thanks for responding
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Perhaps you will hit that magic mix. You don't a lot to lose but some time, a little film and some chemistry $. Let us know how you made out.

 

[PDL45]

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