Re: Re: Big Film Processing

[Robert Erickson <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Patterson tank that can do 5 35mm reels will do 5 inch wide film, the
one that does 8 35mm reels will do up to 10 inch wide film- by six feet
long.

Back in the good old days, I used an 8 foot by 4 inch gray electrical
conduit to process 10 inch wide film. It was hell trying to feed 7 feet of
cirkut film in the darn thing in a totally dark room, but I always managed.
My wife would keep track of how many times I used four letter words to judge
how it was going in the dark. If I only swore twice it was considered an
easy loading.

Bob


Robert Erickson, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://panoramic.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Shapiro <sgshiya@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, October 11, 1998 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Big Film Processing


Subject: Re: Re: Big Film Processing

Bob, You mentioned on the phone the other day about the Patterson tank.
What size, (or catalogue number) takn does it take forthe large film?  And,
what size grey pipe?

Steve Shapiro, Carmel, CA


For those who are interested in building their own tanks for processing, I
found that the gray colored pipe that is used in the electrical trades is
opaque. Years ago I would process 10 inch  by seven foot Cirkut film on
location. When I flew to a new town my first stop was to an electrical
supply house.

I would process with the tube on it's side. The film loaded with the
emulation to the inside. I used I gallon of each chemical and would roll the
tube from side to side on the floor for twice the recommended amount of
time. I would warm the tube with a "hot bath" of water that was about 5
degrees warmer that the processing temp. The prewetting also prevented
streaking that would show on the negative.

Now I travel with a Paterson tank. With it I can do any width film up to ten
inch by six feet long. Yes, Cirkut often comes seven feet long. I simply
keep my exposure to the first six feet of the roll.

The beauty of using the Paterson tank is that I can load it in a changing
bag, and process it in full light. I sometimes shoot group photos on
location on 10 inch by 6 foot film and run into the "men's room" to process
and print. The Paterson takes 1/2 gallon of each chemical in order to
process the 10 inch or smaller Cirkut film.


Robert Erickson, bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://panoramic.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Zinn <azinn@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 9:07 AM
Subject: RE: Re: Big B&W Film


At 03:04 PM 10/9/1998 -0700, you wrote:

>"Rango"
>brand has a vinyl snap-on end cap system that allows you to make sets of
>different length troughs for paper or film.
>
>
It is actually Genova's Rango brand gutter and down-spout system. I think
they are available in most of US.  There are other similar brands at home
stores. Genova makes a full range of pvc, cpvc pipe and fittings.
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