Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My 2 cents worth - if you have been using Kodak stop bath, and it has shown the colouring that indicates the bath has been exausted, you may try just adding acid until the colouring disappears again. Martin At 5:05 PM -0400 6/24/02, J. Gilbert Plantinga wrote: >On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 04:27 PM, brad daly wrote: > >>quick. i just finally finished unpacking my darkroom. i'm out of >>stop bath and don't feel like trekking to the store to get some. i >>was thinking of just mixing up my own using vinegar. about what >>ratio of vinegar to water should i use, and about how many 11x14s >>should i anticipate on getting? > >And > >>On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 04:33 PM, Brian Reid replied: >> >>Water works just fine. > > >for FILM. I think Brad's talking about paper, but I don't have an >answer to his question. > >Gilbert > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html Generally, you want the acetic acid concentration to be in the range of 2 to 4%, and vinegar is usually 4 to 8% acetic acid, so in an emergency use pure white vinegar at 1:2. It's not really critical, except to the longevity of your fixer. Try not to use balsamic or pepper infused vinegar :-). - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html