Shanghai GP3 220 film is possibly too long for my old Nebro (Not Paterson after all) tank/reel

One more thing - I have a bunch of Kodak Inagelink HQ which was cut down and loaded onto 120 reels with the backing paper. The base of this film is so thin, I can't load it onto any reel. I have to use a Kodacraft tank with a film apron.

The Kodak Imagelink film is on a special, thin substrate, and would not have originally been designed for 120.
Otherwise, to the best of my knowledge, standard Kodak 220 films were on the same substrate as 120 films, and were therefore the same thickness as 120.
I would be surprised to learn that Ilford or any other 220 film manufacturer would have manufactured a different film just for 220. Changing the substrate does require at least minor changes to the film's design.

Recently processed a Shanghai 220 at Paterson, the main thing when charging into a snail is to cut the sharp corners of the film, and it will not have problems.

Alexander K said:

the main thing when charging into a snail

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Auto-correct, perhaps

Digital Wendy said:

Thank you . Time for some shopping.

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The Super System 4 2 reel tank is sat waiting, it's brand new, with two reels . . . .

I have two or 3 of the same Neville Brown tanks, and some slightly different. Johnsons, now Johnsons Photopia are technically the oldest photographic supplier in the world as the original chemical company supplied Fox Talbot. They manufactured photo-chemicals including developing agents, supplying Ilford, and later colour developing agents. During WWII they took over the wholesale side of Houghton Butcher Ltd, after the company's headquarters, records etc were destroyed in the London Blitz. They acquire Neville Brown as well who used the Nebro brand name.#

Johnsons of Hendon ceased all manufacture of raw v chemicals and equipment around 1961/2, the wholesale side becoming an importer of German and Japanese equipment joining with Photopia in Stoke on Trent. They still sold Johnsons pre-mixed photochemistry until around 1974/5. Then some ex-employees set up Photo Technology later merging with Paterson.

Ian

Happy ending
Have just succesfully loaded an exposed roll of GP-3 into a new Paterson reel without too much difficulty. The film still snakes all over the room (because I'm loading it from an unusual film holder) but it all loaded in .
Thankyou again everyone who was helpful here.
Also just loaded my first quarter plate sheet film holders/DDSs. That was a whole lot easier . . . so far at least.