richard lahrson wrote: > i checked anchell's darkroom cookbook, it lists potassium alum, quite > different from potassium chrome alum....could be an error. rich If you are quoting Anchell correctly, he is mistaken. Here is the formula for Kodak SB-4 right out of their Publication J-1. Water, 1.0 liter KODAK Potassium Chrome Alum Crystals (Dodecahydrated) 30 grams KODAK Sodium Sulfate (Anhydrous) 60 Grams > >> On Dec 22, 2011 2:28 PM, "Jean-David Beyer" <jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> >> richard lahrson wrote: >> > sb4 is a sodiun sukfate stop bath with potassium alum. i no longer use a >> > ... >> >> No. It uses Potassium Chrome Alum, which is why it is hardening. >> >> An earlier poster remarked "The only problem with the Efke is that it >> >> has a REALLY soft emulsion. You have to use a hardening fixer and treat >> it very carefully when wet."... >> >> Since it is already wet when it comes out of the developer, I thought >> this stuff might help. >> >> My grandmother, or grandfather, just used precipitated chalk as tooth >> powder. Tooth powder was in common use until a little after WW-II. Some >> people use Sodium Bicarbonate alone or as one of many ingredients in >> their teeth cleaning efforts. >> >> > >> >> On Dec 22, 2011 8:04 AM, "Jean-David Beyer" <jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> >> <mailto:jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx>>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Tim Daneliuk wrote: >> >> > On 12/21/2011 07:55 PM, Bo... >> >> ^^-^^ 17:15:01 up 23 days, 7:03, 3 users, load average: 5.08, 4.79, 4.70 >> >> ====================================================================================================... >> -- .~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642. /V\ PGP-Key: 9A2FC99A Registered Machine 241939. /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org ^^-^^ 17:55:01 up 23 days, 7:43, 3 users, load average: 5.10, 4.80, 4.68 ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.