Digital BW, The Print

I use Photoflo and the hang the negatives above the tub, squeege-ing 
them first very carefully.  I take them down, cut the negatives into 
strips and put them in holders as soon as I can.  While I have not 
had a problem with dust, I do have one with edge to edge curl, 
sometimes worse than others.  Any suggestions on how to get a roll of 
film to dry flat.  I weight it at the bottom.

Steve


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia 
<mark@c...> wrote:
> Don't forget the PhotoFlo.
> 
> Shire,Stanley wrote:
> 
> > Caution!! Entering instructional mode!
> >
> > Richard:
> > There are a number of "old" tricks for keeping negs dust-free 
until
> > they're dry.
> >
> > 1. If you are developing and/or drying in a bathroom with a 
shower, turn
> > on the hot water for a few minutes to fill the room with steam. 
The
> > moisture in the air will grab the airborne dust and settle it to 
the
> > floor.
> >
> > 2. Make a drying "cabinet." There is a bag, made to hang in a 
closet for
> > clothes. It's about 16"x20"x5' as I recall. It's similar to the 
hanging
> > shoe bags minus the shelves. Cut a small hole in the bottom to 
fit the
> > nozzle of a hair dryer. Now, cut a hole in the top and cover it 
with a
> > few layers of cheesecloth. The war air from the hair dryer comes 
in the
> > bottom and exits at the top. The cheesecloth is just to keep dust 
out.
> > This cabinet is easy to keep clean with a damp cloth.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Cooke <rcooke@r...>
> > [mailto:rcooke@r...]
> > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 3:27 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] B&W developing at home
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've recently built a "sort-of" Plugercam out of an old Bronica 
S2A I
> > bought off of ebay and I'd like to start developing the negatives 
at
> > home but I've never had much luck in keeping the dust and spots 
off of
> > them.
> >
> > What are folks doing to keep your negatives clean and dust free?  
How
> > do you dry them?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Richard Cooke
> >
> > PS. Please excuse this post if this has been covered here but I 
tried
> > looking through the archives without any luck.
> >
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