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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / May 2005120/220 Tanks
My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are there made any more? By whom? Thanks. -Lew > My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with > something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are > there made any more? By whom? > Thanks. > -Lew Jobo 2500 series tanks will do that. But they if used as inversion tanks, they take an awful lot of solution. They are meant for rotary processing. http://www.jobo-usa.com/products/2500.htm  Signature.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 15:05:00 up 13 days, 8:43, 4 users, load average: 4.15, 4.19, 4.18 : > My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with : > something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : Jobo 2500 series tanks will do that. But they if used as inversion tanks, : they take an awful lot of solution. They are meant for rotary processing. : http://www.jobo-usa.com/products/2500.htm The 1500 series tanks and reels also allow for two 120 rolls on a reel and use a lot less chemistry! SignatureKeep working millions on welfare depend on you ------------------- fwp@deepthought.com >My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with >something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are >there made any more? By whom? >Thanks. >-Lew may705 from Lloyd Erlick, The Jobo 1501 series plastic spirals are adjustable and accept up to five feet of 35mm film or one or two 120-format rolls of thirty inches each. The spiral comes with a small red plastic tab that will separate two strips of 120 film. However, I have never had a problem with the strips of film overlapping (this is an almost impossible circumstance). I have removed the red tabs from my reels. The 1501 reels can be contained by any ordinary processing tank, or a homemade tank. I use five 1501 reels to process ten rolls of 120 film in a series of plain sixteen-inch cylindrical tanks (four inch diameter) set up in a sink. Processing is in total darkness. regards, --le Signature________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. voice: 416-686-0326 email: portrait@heylloyd.com net: www.heylloyd.com ________________________________ How could you see what you're doing? -Lew > Processing is in total darkness. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > net: www.heylloyd.com > ________________________________ ...and can I do my normal, manual, inversion processing with the 1500's? How much soup do they take? -Lew > ...and can I do my normal, manual, inversion processing with the 1500's? How > much soup do they take? You can do inversion processing with any of the Jobo tanks. The bigger ones hold more solution so you'll build up more muscle. That's the only downside. OTOH if you use dilute developer it can be a positive. All depends. The 1500 tanks use less solution then the Patterson tanks. Go to the Jobo USA website and check out the specs for the 1500. Just make sure the tank you get comes with the basic lid with a red rubber cap and not the cog lid. Nick Signature--------------------------------------- "Digital the new ice fishing" --------------------------------------- >...and can I do my normal, manual, inversion processing with the 1500's? Yes, no problem. >How >much soup do they take? About 50cc - enough to process two 120 films (on one reel) or two 135 films (on two reels). >How could you see what you're doing? >-Lew >> Processing is in total darkness. may805 from Lloyd Erlick, It's much easier than it sounds. Just a matter of getting used to the darkroom, where everything is placed around the sink, etc. I set all the tanks out in proper sequence, positioned so I can find them easily in the dark. Once the lights are out all I need to do is remove the reels from their dry, light-tight tank, slip them into the first solution (already in its open tank) and then lift the reels at intervals into the next solutions. Very simple, really, and very pleasant, too. It's twenty minutes of peace for me. I wrote an article about making a set of developing tanks from four-inch ABS plastic drain pipe. It's on my website. regards, --le Signature________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. voice: 416-686-0326 email: portrait@heylloyd.com net: www.heylloyd.com ________________________________ > My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with > something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are > there made any more? By whom? FR tanks pop up on ebay. I take it you want to load one roll from the center out and slide another roll in from the rim [?] I can add the information that Patterson tanks _don't_ have a central clip and the spiral doesn't have a lead-in at the core. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com psst.. want to buy an f-stop timer? nolindan.com/da/fstop/ The problem with the FR tanks is that they're brittle from age, so eBay won't help. Anyway, fyi, you could wriggle both rolls in from the outside, no center loading or clip needed. -Lew >> My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with >> something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I can add the information that Patterson tanks _don't_ have > a central clip and the spiral doesn't have a lead-in at the core. > My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with > something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are > there made any more? By whom? Jobo. I'm not sure about the smaller 1500 tanks but the bigger 2500 tanks easily handle 220 or 2 rolls of 120. Plus everything else from 4x5 on down to at least 35mm. Nick Signature--------------------------------------- "Digital the new ice fishing" --------------------------------------- >Jobo. I'm not sure about the smaller 1500 tanks but the bigger 2500 tanks >easily handle 220 or 2 rolls of 120. The 1500 tanks will also handle 2 rolls of 120. > My old FR tanks are falling to pieces so I'm looking to replace them with > something that allows 2 120 rolls to be loaded into a single spool. Are > there made any more? By whom? > Thanks. > -Lew Patterson sold a platic tank and reel that would take 220. I don't know if they are still on the market. SignatureRobert D Feinman Landscapes, Cityscapes and Panoramic Photographs http://robertdfeinman.com mail: robertdfeinman@netscape.net |
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