Tom Kershaw
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Previously I've used the traditional 2-bath 1+9 dilution approach for fibre base printing for the most part. Reviewing more recent ILFORD pdfs I see they're still recommending their 1+4 single bath fix for printing; however at a capacity of 10sh 8"x10" per litre this means a lot of fix used per print due to silver accumulation rather than fixer capacity; although I understand the ILFORD sequence is partly based around the idea that a shorter contact time means less fixer to wash out of the paper, in conjunction with a clearing bath.
The HYPAM documentation (which should hold for other rapid fixers of similar type) appears to give a fixer capacity of 5ml per 8"x10" FB sheet. Multiplied to a working solution this would suggest 1+199 dilution, i.e. 5ml fix concentrate + 995ml water. Obviously this technique has greater practical application for making larger prints with a single tray method, e.g. 20"x24", or 30ml fix + 1970ml water.
I've read references on APUG from 5 years ago, some associated with my own postings on fixers but nothing more recent. Is anyone here familiar with using fixers at high dilution?
The HYPAM documentation (which should hold for other rapid fixers of similar type) appears to give a fixer capacity of 5ml per 8"x10" FB sheet. Multiplied to a working solution this would suggest 1+199 dilution, i.e. 5ml fix concentrate + 995ml water. Obviously this technique has greater practical application for making larger prints with a single tray method, e.g. 20"x24", or 30ml fix + 1970ml water.
I've read references on APUG from 5 years ago, some associated with my own postings on fixers but nothing more recent. Is anyone here familiar with using fixers at high dilution?