Hi,
Agitation has nothing to do with it.
Regards, Bogdan
Fixer is heavier than water and will tend to sink unless the wash water is kept moving.
Jerry
-----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim MacKenzie Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 12:07 AM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: PMK
On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 06:58:53PM -0400, Hagner, Andrew wrote:
All my life I have been using the standard alkaline/acidic process. Can you describe the steps? How is the development arrested without a
stop bath or perhaps it is not needed. What is used as a fixer, just pure sodium thiosulphate? Better yet, are there any references to read that deal with the process?
My process is pretty simple, but based on the recommendations by Gordon Hutchings in The Book of Pyro. (I don't claim to have the knowledge of chemistry that is definitely had by some on this list.)
I develop normally. I use a 60-second running water wash (at developer temperature, usually 20 degrees), a 3- to 6-minute fix in Photographer's
Formulary TF-4 fixer (longer for T-grain emulsions and with less fresh fixer), and a 15-minute wash in developer-temperature water (gently running). I empty out the tank a few times during the wash (maybe 4-5 times), although I understand that fixer is less dense than water and floats out anyway.
The wash exceeds the recommendations, but it makes me feel better.
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