Washing sheet film

[largeformat pat]

Anybody with any ideas on washing sheet film without any scratches or marks?

 

[SMBooth]

Carefully.... how big of sheets?

 

[Dave_ON]

I just run them through my 10 slot 11x14 print washer. Maybe a little over kill, but it works. I use a wash aid, let them soak for a couple hours then give them about 15 minutes of running water. Then a drying agent. Then hang them to dry in a dust free cabinet.

Dave

 

[JLP]

Take a look at Alistair Inglis cross jet print and film washers. Alistair is an APUG sponsor and make some great tools for LF Photographers.
In addition Alistair is a super friendly Gentleman.

 

[DanielStone]

how big of film?

for 4x5 I use hangers. 8x10 hangers are a good option too. many people I know have used an 8x10 or 11x14 print washer as well too.

or, if you rotary process your film, just wash the film in a drum, with 5-10 changes of water over 10-15 mins or so. kind of like the "Ilford method" just in a drum. less water waste in the end via constant washing in deep tanks/trays

-Dan

 

[largeformat pat]

8 x 10 sheet film. I normally wash in the expert drum. I rig up the cascade washer and do each chamber at a time. Just looking at option to save water. Using ABC pyro plus and long wash is recomended

 

[JLP]

Using the Jobo to wash the prints puts a lot of extra running time on the unit and with very limited spareparts available i found the cross jet to be a good investment. It takes very little water since the water pressure is real low.

 

[grahamp]

Washing is the one use I have for the 5x4 Yankee tank - I run a hose into the filling port. I didn't buy the tank especially as it came with a batch of other things I did want.

 

[Ian Grant]

I just use a line of 10x8 print trays, film doesn't need much washing, so I use my extended equivalent of the Ilford wash technique, but I re-use the water rather like two bath fixing, so the final two or three rinses are always in fresh water.

Ian

 

[BetterSense]

I use hangers, so when it comes time to wash I just leave the film in the hangers, and stick the tank under slowly running water for 20-30 minutes.

 

[Monophoto]

I use a slosher to process sheet film. The sheets go into their individual compartments for presoak, development, stop, fix, rinse, hypoclear, and wash, and are then hung to dry. The only thing that ever touches the emulsion is chemicals. Hence, no scratches.