Washing 8x10 negatives?

[Nick Zentena]

Other then tray washing what are people using?

 

[John Kasaian]

Versa Lab

 

[wfwhitaker]

My print washer works great for negatives.

 

[jp80874]

I develop with Bostick & Sullivan’s Rolo Pyro in a Jobo CPP-2 with 3005 tank.
The twenty minute wash cycle is dump the contents every two minutes and refill with 350ml tap water. Then I pop the lid and fill the tank with tap water. This is a wash, but it is also to allow the film sheets to slide out unabraded. I then dip each sheet in a stainless tank filled with distilled water and a trace of Photo flo 200. The Stainless tank holds a gallon, is 2.5”x10.5”x10” and came from eBay. Each sheet is then hung in my cotton walled film dryer from Bed Bath and Beyond. They think it is a storage closet on caster wheels.

It seems to be working well for me. I have been doing this for six months with 8x10. The process is just a step up from 4x5 and a 3010 tank which I have been using for about two years.

Hope this helps.
John Powers

 

[Nick Zentena]

I'm using a Jobo print drum for processing. What worries me is washing the back of the negative. Right now I slip each one into a tray and let the water run for awhile. All this after washing in the tank. The process is okay when I've only got two negatives. But with any more and it becomes a chore.

I guess I should get off my but and build a proper print washer.

Thanks

 

[Phillip P. Dimor]

I wash 8x10 internegatives and duplicates (as well as 4x5 sheets) in sheet film hangers which fit inside of an igloo beer cooler. Inside the beer cooler there is a Kodak print siphon which circulates the water a bit.. Works for me!

 

[James Bleifus]

My print washer works great for negatives.

That's what I do.

Cheers, James