Re: [Leica] Film and developing questions:

["William Pierce" <bicpi@earthlink.net>]

Mark -

I also was the first in my neighborhood to roll, not shake, my tanks.
Actually, it is one of the ways sensitomitrists, who need very uniform
development, process film.  No streaks around the perforations, etc, etc.

Like you, for years I faced the gods of leakage armed only with a simple
roll of tape.  And then, one day, it hit me.  Buy a Jobo tank.  Since they
are made to go on a rotary processor, they don't leak when you lay them down
on their sides and roll them.  They are modular and, in theory, you can
build them to any length or capacity you want.  I only use them with
stainless reels.  They do not make center rod for those reels that will
handle more than 8 reels, 4 rolls if you are an intermittent roller.

Bill Pierce

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>From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Film and developing questions:
>Date: Fri, Nov 10, 2000, 3:01 PM
>

> Johnny Deadman wrote:
>><Snip>
>> In that case get an 8-roll tank! I have 2, 4 and 8 roll tanks and I almost
>> only every use the 8-roll, with the 4 or the 2 sometimes for overspill. Also
>> MF reels take up a LOT of space... you can only get 2 in a 4-reeler but 5 in
>> an 8-reeler... saves a lot of time.
>>
>> --
>> Johnny Deadman
>>
> I use two 8 roll 2 liter tanks simultaneously and I will roll them for
agataion
> once per minute on my Wetsink.
> I tape the plastic tops down with the cheapest 1.5 inch masking tape.
> They have never come off. Barely leak.
> I keep some residual developer in it's beaker in case i think there has been
> sufficient leakage as i cant see liquid when i peak throght the top little
lid.
> But this is seldom the case.
> If  you're a big boy you should be a man and get the 8 reeler!!
> Then shoot like crazy and run the whole thing!
> mark rabiner
>