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Subject: [OM] film development tank
From: Nils Frohberg <nilsf@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:23:38 +0100
hi,

as some  of you might  remember, i took over  a darkroom some  time ago.
there still was an old development  tank laying around, which i tried to
use. it's  not the  kind that's  water-proof (i.e.,  you can't  flip the
tank), but there's a knob on top with which you can turn the film spool.
my problem  is, that after i  inserted the film, and  the developer, the
film rolled up  inside and stuck together, denying any  chemicals to the
inside of the film.  i tried this with 3 films  (fortunately i was smart
enough to use test films and not "good" (yeah, right) pictures.)

is there some secret that i missed out on to keep the film from sticking
to itself?  (also winding  it up against  its natural  winding direction
doesn't help.) any tips would be apreciated!

i'm thinking about going to a local photo store to talk to the guys, and
maybe get a new tank, with a manual.

--nils

btw, i  don't know if  it makes  any difference, but  the film i  use is
fp4+, and the developer is "tetenal neofin blau"

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                                                       -- Calvin

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