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I use a Paterson Orbital for processing 5x7 and 8x10 film and if I only need to process one or two sheets of 4x5. I have two processors, one with the fins still in place and one where I’ve removed them and all I can say is film processed in either are identical, very evenly developed. However some...
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Dave miller
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16th July 2012, 01:30 PM
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numnutz
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16th July 2012, 05:03 PM
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#23
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Dave miller
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16th July 2012, 05:47 PM
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#24
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Adrian
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17th July 2012, 12:13 PM
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I have an orbital developing tank. I had streaks from the fins on every negative. I just removed the fins. You might need more than a stanley knife to do it though. I used a modeller's saw. First I tried cutting the fin off from the underside in one piece - this is not very easy to do neetly. The other I cut off from the top in three sections - diagonals then cut off the bit left in the middle - much easier. A bit of emery paper finished off the job. No more marks!
Whilst on the subject, the other modifications I made were the little round stick-on feet in the base - that works well. However, I replaced the red "golf tees" with platic Printed Circuit Board (PCB) mounting pillars which have larger "heads". This stops the negatives from occasionally riding up over the top of each other. |
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Gavin
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17th July 2012, 05:28 PM
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I went with the door buffers as Dave suggested. After cutting around one dome I realised that the domes are pre cut inside the sheet I've never come across this before but hey ho.
Because these are much smaller than Trevor's I used more than I first imagined to. Thank you to Trevor and Dave. Not long now and I can get it fired up. |
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Trevor Crone
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17th July 2012, 07:27 PM
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Looks the ticket Gavin hope all goes well.
If you find the film starts to drift over the little red pegs that come with the Orbital there are several suggestions on the Forum for over coming this problem. Adrian mentions PCB pegs, others have used match sticks, etc. I fashioned a set from 3mm acrylic rod bought on Ebay for a few 'bob'. I than caped the rod with 'tiddly wink' counters someone gave me. They are 25mm tall and each counter was drilled using a 2.5mm drill. The rods were then carefully filed at the tip to ensure a tight fit. No glue was used. |
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Trevor Crone
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17th July 2012, 09:19 PM
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Gavin they are 25mm pre-fit. Don't apologise, I agree all input may prove helpful to new readers.
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