DIY Rodinal

[StreetWolf]

Hello everyone,

I'm a new member of the group and i see some great discussions here!

Not sure if everyone's seen Dr. Frankenstein's video of how to make your own Rodinal developer but I have been very interested in trying this out for myself. has anyone else ever had experience in making and developing their own film with this homemade developer Rodinal?

http://youtu.be/wPTv16e0HCk

[DavidMB]

Originally Posted by StreetWolf

Hello everyone,

I'm a new member of the group and i see some great discussions here!

Not sure if everyone's seen Dr. Frankenstein's video of how to make your own Rodinal developer but I have been very interested in trying this out for myself. has anyone else ever had experience in making and developing their own film with this homemade developer Rodinal?

http://youtu.be/wPTv16e0HCk

I have made a variant of this - used Sodium Metabisulphite (Campden tablets from Wilkos home brewing section) reacted with some extra Sodium Hydroxide (B&Q Caustic Soda Pearls) to produce the sulphite and cheapest paracetamol tablets. The mix needs to age before use as the reactions are slow (72 hours minimum) - worked just like Rodinal.

50 ml water - use 40ml and make up to 50 at end (boiled cooled best)

6 tablets @ 500 mg paracetamol
7.54 g sodium metabisulphite
7.2g sodium hydroxide


Scaling for 175ml - use 125ml and make up to 175ml at end

21 tablets @ 500 mg paracetamol
26.4 g sodium metabisulphite
25.1g sodium hydroxide