jonw
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Why hot water? Does it remove the "photoflo" faster and more completely than cold water?Me too.
Why hot water? Does it remove the "photoflo" faster and more completely than cold water?Me too.
Hot water removes any residue of gelatin faster and more completely - maybe photoflo as well.Why hot water? Does it remove the "photoflo" faster and more completely than cold water?
Why hot water? Does it remove the "photoflo" faster and more completely than cold water?
Yes to bothDo you fill the tank almost completely, every time, regardless of the number of rolls? Do you fill the tank with an empty reel if you have only one roll to process?
Probably yes, but not all acid solutions have the same buffering capacity, in other words the ability to keep their pH relatively stable after use. Acetic and citric acid have good characteristics in this regard, they are cheap and quite safe to use. Overall, they are the typical choices for good reasons.bump - Can the stop bath be any sort of acid solution as long as it is approximately the same ph as "standard" stop bath?
bump - Can the stop bath be any sort of acid solution as long as it is approximately the same ph as "standard" stop bath?
You just gave me an idea. I am going to name my darkroom "The Mary Celeste". It is sitting there with chemicals mixed, tanks ready, enlargers clean, ready to go with no-one going in and using it.. That will be the perfect name.......Regards!Well we only lost the OP to Photrio 18 months ago( lost may be a little strong but that was his last visit) which isn't bad considering his thread has run since 2005. I wonder when we gave him an answer that satisfied him? I haven't the will to plough through 530+ responses to check if we satisfied him and when. It may remain a mystery for all times.
I have signed on as a crew member on the Marie Celeste. I promise to keep you informed of events to the end
pentaxuser
You just gave me an idea. I am going to name my darkroom "The Mary Celeste". It is sitting there with chemicals mixed, tanks ready, enlargers clean, ready to go with no-one going in and using it.. That will be the perfect name.......Regards!
Actually, this thread is a good one to keep reviving and posting to.Well we only lost the OP to Photrio 18 months ago( lost may be a little strong but that was his last visit) which isn't bad considering his thread has run since 2005. I wonder when we gave him an answer that satisfied him? I haven't the will to plough through 530+ responses to check if we satisfied him and when. It may remain a mystery for all times.
I have signed on as a crew member on the Marie Celeste. I promise to keep you informed of events to the end
pentaxuser
Hi Matt,Actually, this thread is a good one to keep reviving and posting to.
And I'm disappointed to see that the OP hasn't been posting or been here since last year - he was always a contributor.
Hahaha that's brilliant!You just gave me an idea. I am going to name my darkroom "The Mary Celeste". It is sitting there with chemicals mixed, tanks ready, enlargers clean, ready to go with no-one going in and using it.. That will be the perfect name.......Regards!
Hi John - glad to see that you haven't disappeared!Hi Matt,
I'm actually the OP. My old email addy went kaput and I created a new email address which I used to create this login a few days ago. I have no idea what my old password is and phototrio was prolly sending a password reset to an email address that has long since been superceeded… and I don't even know the password to that msn account.
- John
Indicator stop bath is NOT glacial acetic acid, here's the quote from authority.John, I could never figure out why there is so much consternation about whether to use nor not to use stop bath. I solve that dilemma simply (and without using pee). I simply dilute to the extreme and always use only 'one shot'. For glacial acetic I use only 2.5mL per liter of water. For, say 28%, I use 2.5 / 0.28 = about 9mL in one liter. NOTE: Kodak Indicator is about 90% glacial so use about 3mL (2.5 / 0.9) per liter. No problems whatsoever and no fears of ever blistering. Development is stopped immediately. One shot only. - David Lyga (now excuse me while I go to pee.)
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