Does anyone still mix D-76 or other photochemistry in their kitchen? It doesn't disolve too well with the agitation that you can supply with your arm and a spoon. Making a stirrer out of 3/8" tubing was much easier than finding and buying one- camera stores are not what they used to be by any stretch of the imagination.
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Signing UpStep 1: Cut and knot 3/8" Plastic tube
The stirrer is just a 3/8" plastic tube, probably vinyl from home despot or similar. 2 feet is about the right length for stirring in a gallon milk jug.
A simple knot near the end makes a weight that will swing around when you spin the tube.
A simple knot near the end makes a weight that will swing around when you spin the tube.
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mainecoonmaniac
says:
Jan 22, 2009. 3:50 PMReply
I would use a stirring paddle. Shaking a jug or using a drill to mix photo chemicals cause rapid oxidation of chemicals which will degrade the shelf life.
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duckarrowtypes
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Jul 12, 2006. 1:13 PMReply
When I mix fixer (just sodium thiosulfate) and distilled water, I just pour the crystals in the jug, add water, screw on the cap to my milk jug and shake it up. Why get out the drill?
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moon161 (author)
in reply to Jul 27, 2006. 10:39 AMReply
I'll try that. For some reason developers stuck in my mind as being a pain in the ass. For a while I used Rodinal cause the liquid stock lasts a long time and you just dilute 30:1 or so. To bad you need someone to lie to the post office to ship this hazmat.
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duckarrowtypes
in reply to Jul 12, 2006. 1:14 PMReply
Sorry... Your mod is cool and inventive. I didn't mean to sound like a jerk.
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moon161 (author)
in reply to Jul 27, 2006. 10:42 AMReply
Nonsense. "Why do civilian Hummer's only seem to fit 1 or 2 people?" is a similarly perceptive yet important question.
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Skip
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Jul 16, 2006. 3:33 AMReply
aye, it is a good mod, nice and cheap too.
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Skip
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Jul 8, 2006. 11:35 PMReply
wouldn't a modified paint mixer (for drills) be more effective + quieter?
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moon161 (author)
in reply to Jul 10, 2006. 1:31 PMReply
A few reasons I like this: No noise problem- I didn't hear it over this drill. I have a mixer that I use for slip and ceramic glaze. It'll spit back at you if your not careful, and won't fit in the mouth of a milk jug. No problems with mixing effectiveness- it took me longer to scrounge the tube, and get ready. I used to have a Kodak stirrer that I cut the end off of so I could chuck it up in the drill, but this cost about $9.50 less.
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