RE: Photo-flo

I wanted to build a drying cabinet, but use my only (rather small) bathroom
for developing film, so I had to find a temporary solution.

I went to a Linens N Things and bought a hanging canvas garment storage bag.
You can get them at a lot of places (Bed, Bath, & Beyond, K-Mart, Target,
whatever). It has a metal rack at the top which gives the thing a boxy
form, has a bar for hanging stuff, and zips up completely. It even has a
plastic window for peeking in without opening it up. I think it cost
$20-25. I hang it on my shower curtain rod, and it is more than tall enough
for a roll of 120 film (and wide enough for four or more rolls). I haven't
tried it, but a 36 exp 35mm roll should be no problem. When I'm done, the
whole thing collapses up and stores in a closet.

If you wanted, you could even cut a hole in the top and put in a hair dryer,
but that never seemed like a good idea to me. With some sort of Photo-Flo
agent, it dries plenty fast on its own.

My only issue with it is that it would be easy to brush the film against the
flaps/zipper when hanging it up. You just have to be careful about it, or
find one that has flaps that can be opened up more completely.

Sorry, no ideas on a Photo-Flo substitute.

-Theron Trowbridge
theron@dankerton.net
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 -----Original Message-----
From: pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com
[mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com] On Behalf Of Tim Midkiff
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 8:57 AM
To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Photo-flo

Hi all,

    This may be a bit off topic but, is there a readily available
subsitute for kodak photo-flo? I happen to be at home today and need to
develop some images, both pinhole and otherwise, and i'm being plagued
with spots and such. please send and ideas!!!

    Also what do you folks with darkrooms at home do about drying film?
Has anyone build a small film drying cabinet? Or seen plans or worthy
ideas? since I do both 120 and 35roll at home some, I would like
something small and cheap(!) would it be feasible to construct
something to dry a few rolls (2-4) of 120? maybe use muffin fans? maybe
this is just wishful thinking and not practical. could 35mm film be
held by both ends up in a "U" shape to conserve space? there I go
dreaming again.

  Most importantly, the photo-flo.

    thanks, tim

Timothy S. Midkiff

"Photographers get a Click out of life!"

ku4ap@vci.net
psycho_tim@excite.com

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Received on Wed Mar 6 14:07:10 2002