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I don't want to hijack the thread but... Have you tried the Kaiser stainless steel tongs? Good grip and sprung-closed rather than you having to hold them closed. They are the only ones I can get along with.
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I don’t think I know those ones, Bob. I’ve acquired a few over the years - no idea what brands etc but I’ll certainly take a look at the ones you mentioned. Default closed actually sounds good - like maybe someone thought about it
M |
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I use a pair of yellow Marigolds when selenium toning - they have a nitrile rubber layer in them.
Other than that I don't use gloves but make an effort to keep the chemicals off my skin. So - tongs for printing and new Paterson Tanks for film developing, to minimise the changes of chemicals coming in to contact with skin. When I do get chemicals on me, its quickly under the tap to wash what ever it is off. Needless to say, I have some designated hand towels to dry my hands afterwards. Electrically, residual circuit breakers are a no-brainer for the darkroom - and indeed the rest of the house. Martin |
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Thanks Bob that’s very helpful.
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Resurrecting this old topic.
For around twenty years I didn't use gloves or print tongs. Then one day I was given a couple of old 1940s - 1950s photography books that had a bias towards industry and commercial photography. A lot of the information contained in them was way over my head. The only article that stuck with me was about dermatitis. I think it was called Metol Contact Dermatitis. What it briefly said was workers who had developed prints, both amateur and professionally without using gloves or tongs for twenty years plus have been known to suddenly be struck with serious dermatitis conditions. Having worked for so long with wet chemical hands they thought they were immune to problems like that, and carried on oblivious. Only to be given a serious wake up call when the inflammations occurred. After reading that article I immediately bought and used a set of print tongs. |
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I get these odd rushes of blood to the head usually when I hear a pipe band. In 1967 when we beat the England World Cup team my English friends couldn't understand me for about 2 weeks Fortunately these are rare occurrences Mike |
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NEVER used anything in 40 years, for B+W safety gone mad, like wearing safety glasses in school for conkers
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