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Partially filled bottles become the same as full bottles is glass marbles are added. Glass bottles are available in a wide range of sizes from small to gallons.
Partially filled bottles become the same as full bottles is glass marbles are added. Glass bottles are available in a wide range of sizes from small to gallons.Full glass bottles only work when they are full.
To cheap wine and film photography!I have much experience in this area from the early 1980s when casks were introduced in Australia (before that we had 'flagons' which were glass bottles) until the early 2000s when I stopped mixing my darkroom chemistry in gallons from pre-packed and took up mixing small batches with raw chemicals and a digital scale. Much easier for me as I no longer process as much film as I did, and with a little care, equally good consistency from mix to mix.
Other than occasionally 'colorising' your developers a light red, I never had any problems with wine residue in a bag affecting my film processing.
One also has the pleasure of drinking the contents (not the developer!) before using the bag. So a double win-win.
I use AstraPouch bags, as recommended by someone on Photrio a while ago. They are available on Amazon. I use them for C41 Flexicolor developer replenisher. The quality is great and I did not notice any issues for up to 5 months, when I run out. I will be switching my Xtol replenisher to these bags too, as dealing with variable-sized amber glass bottles is annoying.
Please confirm: working strength C-41 still good 3 years after mixing. Which C-41? I'm especially interested since I'm unlikely to use up even a 1-L kit in the official 3 month (or...) official lifetime.I am going on 3 years with my current e6 batch and c-41 batch and have always had great results with no deterioration of the chems.
kodak flexicolor, purchased from either freestyle or unique, doing replenishment. keep a working solution in one bag and then the replenished solution in another. like I said, if i have not used the working solution in a while, I take out 3-400 ml and replenish it. I keep the stock ABC bottles topped off with propane in their original bottles as wellPlease confirm: working strength C-41 still good 3 years after mixing. Which C-41? I'm especially interested since I'm unlikely to use up even a 1-L kit in the official 3 month (or...) official lifetime.
your welcome. its crazy how great the bags are. one of my best photo accessory finds of the last decade.Now I remember! It was your recommendation that I followed and couldn't be happier. Thank you again!
5L bags that come with boxes! With handles!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BR674P3/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
To cheap wine and film photography!
It's those fortified "bum" wines. A couple of sips and all is right with the world.Some of the cask wine I have tasted in my time were strong enough to develop films by themselves...
What about the plastic permeability, that is allowing oxygen in over time?
Has anyone tried these vacuum stoppers on glass bottles for chemicals?
https://www.amazon.com/Vacu-Vin-Sav...ocphy=9031033&hvtargid=pla-318190362906&psc=1
I use them for wine as I'm the only wine drinker in my house, but it never occurred to me to use them for preserving chemicals.
It's good to know that xtol keeps fresh on those wine pouches. I just started using xtol, with HC110 I didn't have to worry about this.
filling is easy. unscrew the top,fill and then squeeze out as much air as you can. I fill my sink up with water then submerge the bag and it gets 99% of the air out. then you use the tap to replenish your working solution. I use the bags for working solution as well, but just unscrew the top and poor into my glass jugs that I use in the slow cooker to keep them at 102 degrees. never had a leak in the 8 years I've been using the bagsHow well do these work for refilling or leaks?
those stoppers work for about 1 day, 2 at the most before you start to see wine ox happen. being a much bigger wino that photographer I tried everything. If we dont finish a bottle that night, then I use the wine bags. thats how I had them to try out with chems. dont use them (the stoppers). you are better off topping off your bottle (your chems, NOT you wine!) with argon or propane then the suction tops.
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