Re: [APML] Film drying

[George Anderson <georgea@cam.org>]

KGKIRKLEY@aol.com wrote:
> George:
> I didn't use a spotlight but a PAR38 150 watt floodlight. This is a
> outdoor bulb and is water proof, just in case water drops on it. It
> will provide just the right amount of heat to dry the film in a few
> minutes. Be sure the bottom of the film is at least a foot or more
> above the lamp.
> DO NOT use a heatlamp. This would produce too much heat and could melt
> the film.
> 
> DO use the some weight at the bottom ends of the film. They could be
> regular film clips or even clothes pins. This keeps the film straight
> as it dries.
> 
> Kent Kirkley
> 


Hi Kent

My bad, I did mean an outdoor floodlight, I was thinking slightly lower
wattage than the PAR-38, something around 75 watts as the cabinet will
only be around 4 cubic feet in internal volume. The most I'll have
hanging at any one time is three rolls of film, and that is optimistic.
I learned a long time ago to weight film while drying, hung my first
roll up to dry in high school and when I checked on it and hour later it
had coiled up and glued itself together (something about not washing
long enough after fixing). Since then I have always used film clips,
bulldog clips, or clothes pins to keep the film straight.

George

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