Re: infrared question

["Walton" <ronk@xxxxxxxx>]

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> From: TAMMY L. SULLIVAN <SULLITL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ronk@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: infrared question
> Date: Tuesday, October 22, 1996 1:57 PM
> 
> Ron,
> 
> Thanks for the tips.  I printed out your message as well.  
> 
> I was speaking to my husband at lunch time.  Putting in a sink in the
basement
> is not a problem.  It is where the water goes after it leaves the drain. 
Seems
> that we'd have to put a pump in to pump it up to the discharge line.  It
can be
> done but will cost dollars.  Putting a vent in to the outside isn't a
problem,
> nor is the space.  So the big thing is how to get the waste water out.  
> 
> Tammy

   I've processed many rolls of B&W in our kitchen sink.  Color is a
different story.  Temperature control is the biggest problem.  If you use
dev., stop bath and fixer at room temp, for B&W and havn't run your tap
water for maybe 20-30 min. (depends on run from cold water supply) you can
get excelent results.  Also you will need a gallon jug of room temp tap
water.
     Dev., stop and fix in usual manner.  You will now need to rinse film 4
times.  Use tap water from 1 gal. jug.  After this you will want to use
clearing agent to reduce final wash time.  Fill film tank just covering top
of film reel with water from gal. jug, add a capful of Orbit bath, agitate
for 30 sec, then discard.
     This is where it gets trickie.  Fill film tank 1 more time with room
temp tap water then place under faucet.  Turn on cold water tap at a very
slow rate of flow.  This will introduce colder water at a slow enough rate
to prevent minor reticulation.  After a couple of minutes turn water to
higher flow and wash for 5 min.  After washing, fill film tank with just
enough tap water to submerge reels, drop a couple drops of Phoro-flo   
Hang to dry.  I've found that I get better results if I don't squeege after
hanging.  If you have some temp control then it's better to mix Photo-Flo
with distilled water.  If you see dry down scum after drying use distilled
water with the Photo-Flo and don't worry about a minor increase in grain. 
You will really have to try hard to get inferior results compared to most
commercial labs.

Ron

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