Re: Loading 120 film onto reels

"Bruce" <null@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I am just getting into 120 format B/W film processesing.  The problem I
am 
>having is loading the film onto the reel.  I have done a lot of 35 mm 
>processing in the past and didn't have a big problem with loading the 
>reels, however I find the 120 format to be a lot more difficult.  The
main 
>problem seems to be the paper backing and the stiffer base, or
"curliness", 
>of the 120 film.  The reel I am using has a spring type clip.
>
> Anybody have some tips for doing this?  Should I cut the film off of the

> paper reel first?  Would it make sense to unroll the first part of the 
> film and clip it on (in reduced light of course) and then roll on the
rest 
> of the reel? If so how do I stop the rest of the spool from unreeling 
> while I am clipping the leader on?   Also I have seen the the past these

> "ratchet" type reels, are these a better alternative?
>
> I suspect the answer is practice makes perfect, I have a sacrificial
roll 
> of film I am practicing with, but that first step of clipping onto the 
> reel is a bear!  Even with the lights on it is a pain to do it, in the 
> dark it is much worse.
>