This works first time every time
Bill
"Lloyd Erlick" <Lloyd at @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
dot com> wrote in message
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> March 15, 2008, from Lloyd Erlick,
>
> I use Jobo 1501 plastic developing reels that
> adjust to accept either 35 mm or 120 format
> film. I find the problem you describe occurs
> with both, but mostly 120. I think it is
> caused by the leading corners of the film
> binding against the spokes or ribs that make
> up the structure of the reel. The sharp
> pointy corners at the leading edge of the
> film strip are the culprit, I think.
>
> I have found the (more-or-less) fix for it. I
> use a variant of the corner-snip -- I fold
> the leading corners of the film just before I
> feed it into the opening of the spiral groove
> (this way we remain groovy even in the
> digital era ...).
>
> The 'amount' of film folded up is the
> smallest possible to grasp with my bare
> fingers. ('Up' meaning the folded corner
> points away from the centre of the reel, or
> away from the emulsion side of the film.) I
> try to create a little equilateral triangle
> at each leading corner. I squash it flat, but
> do not expect it to stay there. However, it
> slopes 'backwards' (towards the hand)
> slightly, and that is enough to permit it to
> slip nicely under the 'top' of the groove.
> There is discernable resistance when the fold
> goes into the spiral, but it is only slight.
>
> Since adopting this procedure, I've had close
> to zero snags while loading film.
>
> Making the small folds is quick and easy in
> the dark, since the film is right there in
> the hands. I don't know if the snipped corner
> method works as well or better. I hate the
> fumble in the dark of finding the small tip
> of the corner with a pair of nail clippers.
> I'm also not thrilled to fantasize about
> where those little corner snippings have got
> to. I worry about Murphy ...
>
> regards,
> --le
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> On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:32:37 +0100,
> Christopher Loffredo <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>
>>When I try to reel film onto my developing tank reels (Jobo and
>>Patterson, both 35mm and 120), the film jams and, even tapping or
>>knocking the reel, I often can't get the whole film loaded.
>>
>>And, yes, the reels are perfectly dry.
>>
>>Any other suggestions or tricks?
>>
>>Thanks!
>
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