[pure-silver] Re: Chemical Blues

I've gotten those warnings from sites as well even though they are known sites. 
 On a Mac, I'm a  lot less likely to have any issues, (for now) but you can 
communicate the issue to the owners if it continues as these warnings seem to 
pop up randomly.

Re: FG-7 I have no known source but I thought I should mention a supplier I've 
started using for some of my chemicals from the nice folks at Tech-Chem.  
http://techcheminc.com.  I just got a large amount of sulfite from them as 
their prices were better than everyone else's.  They carry most chemicals used 
in silver processing and the boss used to work for the company that made 
Acufine etc when here in Chicago.

After Kodak discontinued Microdol replenisher, I found some at a local store 
here in Chicago.  My first clue should have been the older style packaging as 
when opened the crystals were fairly brown and had to be returned.  Fortunately 
Kodak tells one how to make this if you call them.
 
Eric



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From: Adrienne Moumin <photowonder2010@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Pure Silver <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:58:53 AM
Subject: [pure-silver] Chemical Blues

I am wondering how to solve this issue, and would greatly appreciate any 
suggestions:
 
My soup of choice is Sodium Sulfite + Edwal FG-7.  Since Big Yellow recently 
stopped making the SS (I could always depend on my local chain to have ONE on 
hand for me), I recently ponied up the cash for a 20-lb drum from Artcraft.
 
I had some FG-7 left from a previous film run, and all was well w/the first few 
runs till I ran out & went to buy more...
 
Twice I had to return the FG-7 to the store (which also carries just ONE of 
this) because it was a dark reddish brown color.  It's supposed to be tan to 
lavender.  So I special ordered three from them, making sure it was from a 
different lot vis-a-vis their internal warehouse code #'s.  Again, it is the 
dark color, so I have to return it.
 
Obviously I need to give up on my local supplier, a friendly place where 
everyone knows me so it will be no problem returning this for the third time.
 
I am fearful of mail-ordering from B&H or someone else lest this also happen 
again, and it will be a bigger hassle returning it w/the shipping costs, and an 
even longer period of frustration when I just want to process stuff I have have 
sitting around from back in Oct. for a long-term project.  Artcraft doesn't 
carry this product.
 
To add to my frustration, I googled "FG7", and every single site, from adorama 
to calumet to digital truth, apug, freestyle and amazon, is tagged in the 
search results with "this site may harm your computer".
 
If anyone has any suggestions, info, or sources, I would greatly appreciate it 
if you would let me know.
 
Thanks in advance,
Adrienne Moumin
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