[darkroom] Metal Dev Tanks

[sen]

Please keep one of the 1x120 tanks around too, I had an emergency this
evening where I had to re-spool wet film onto a reel and it would have
been impossible on plastic reels, but was possible on the metal one.
 -sen

On Mon, February 16, 2015 18:55, Andrew Kilpatrick wrote:
> Please keep the small single roll 35mm metal tank... that one is mine
> and works perfectly. I prefer spooling onto metal reels in the dark.
>
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On 15-02-16 06:43 PM, Daria Juniper wrote:
>
>> The metal dev tanks have been put into the closet and will likely be
>> removed from the darkroom.  There are several issues with the tanks as
>> outlined here:
>>
>> * Lid leaks light, which have resulted in loss of reels.
>> * Drain very slowly, often retaining air bubbles.
>> * Lid has popped off during draining process, ruining reels.
>> * Difficulty to load, resulting in kinked film and more oils from your
>> fingers being transferred to the film leaving obvious finger prints and
>> such.
>>
>> While the metal tanks do use less chemicals, the loss of film stock
>> from using them has already more than outweighed their benefit.  For
>> the best results please use the black Arista tanks with the Patterson
>> style reels, they have been proven to be 100% light tight and
>> significantly easier to load so long as the reels are *completely dry*
>> before loading.  On the bottom of the Arista tanks there is a guide to
>> how much chemical you need to mix for what you’re developing.
>>
>> If you insist on using them you’re of welcome to have them, but
>> please let me know before I trash the ones I brought in.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Daria
>>
>>
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