----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: Faster film drying?
> Anybody know of some safe, time proven way > to speed up the drying of film after it is > taken out of final rinse? I am currently > just hanging to dry in a air conditioned > room but it's taking about an hour to fully > dry which is sometimes undesireable. > > I'd be mostly interested in BW films both > 35mm & 120 rolls as well as 4x5 and 8x10 sheets. Soak it in methyl alcohol for a half minute to displace the water, then hang dry it. The alcohol will evaporate much faster than water. Make sure there are no sources of ignition in the vicinity. An old Weegee method was to soak the film in alcohol, and then burn the alcohol off. I think this would be rather risky business myself. When I am in a hurry, I use a hair dryer from about an inch away and cook the water out. William Robb
