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Response to How do YOU keep dust off drying negatives?

from James Chinn (JChinn2@dellepro.com)
I made a drying tent by using a clear shower curtain cut and held onto a pair of 2'x2'wood frames, one top and one bottom. Velcro holds the shower curtain in place. Each frame holds a fine mesh screen for air circulation. The assembly is held by a J hook from the celing. The top frame has several small 1" boards that hold clips for holding various sizes of film. The key is to carry the negatives to the tent still submerged in a final rinse container, open the tent and while holding the container of negs in the tent and hang the film.

I usually hang the tent in the bathroom and run the shower before hanging the film to help limit the chance of introducing any dust when I open the tent. I then can carry the tent back to the darkroom and hang it up out of the way.

(posted 8201 days ago)

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