What could go wrong?
just move the first film to the reel as far as it will go with your fingers then load the second
I load one film into the Paterson reel and then use my fingers to move it to the centre of the real and then load the second roll as per usual.
Works every time for me with no problems.
Bests,
David.
www.dsallen.de
This is what I do, with the AP (Paterson clone) reels with the wide entry flanges, and it works great.
One caution though. When I tried to do this and then use rotary agitation...
By "rotary agitation" I am referring to putting the tank on my Beseler Rotary agitation motor base. Sorry for the confusion.According to the instructions which come with Paterson tanks (as if anyone has these or even reads them) the stick for rotary agitation should be used only for the initial agitation when you pour the developer in, to remove air bubbles. They state that inversion should be used from then onwards.
Steve.
In the last thirty-five years all the plastic (as discussed by the OP) reels that I've seen and used have been multi-width adjustable ones whether they were Paterson, Jobo or third-party branded. They will take a 36-exposure roll of 135, so 220 or 2x120 will also go on there.go for it! use a 220 reel so you have enough room for both rolls.
Great then. I'll give it a try. I'm using XTOL 1+1, and 300ml stock for two rolls meets the 100ml minimum requirement.
+1I load one film into the Paterson reel and then use my fingers to move it to the centre of the real and then load the second roll as per usual.
Works every time for me with no problems.
Bests,
David.
www.dsallen.de
By "rotary agitation" I am referring to putting the tank on my Beseler Rotary agitation motor base. Sorry for the confusion.
Right. 300ml stock in a 1+1 working solution is 600ml.Ummmm, probably unnecessary - but you do mean 300+300=600ml? Obviously 300ml of 1+1 will only get halfway-ish up the reel . . .
However, if you are taping the ends together, you will need to be careful to align the edges correctly otherwise the first roll will go in and the second one may catch on the reel at some point.
Can you apply enough pressure to the tape to get it to stick once it's on the reel (not having a solid surface to press it against)?Yes... but you can push the second film in a bit then tape it. That way it has to line up.
Should be fine;I do it on Jobo reels,which can take two 120s on a reel.You need to make sure to have sufficient amount of stock sulutionIf I tape the ends of two rolls of 120 film together in the dark, they will both fit on one Paterson reel. What could go wrong? They shouldn’t overlap or “crawl” as long as the taped seam is secure. I’ve done this with 135 (two rolls of 12) and not had a problem, but 135 is a better fit on the reel. My experience with the larger Paterson tank (that holds two 120 sized reels) was not favorable, so I’ve moved back to the small tank.
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