Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/24
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At 5:05 PM -0400 6/24/02, J. Gilbert Plantinga wrote:
>On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 04:27 PM, brad daly wrote:
>
>>quick. i just finally finished unpacking my darkroom. i'm out of
>>stop bath and don't feel like trekking to the store to get some. i
>>was thinking of just mixing up my own using vinegar. about what
>>ratio of vinegar to water should i use, and about how many 11x14s
>>should i anticipate on getting?
>
>And
>
>>On Monday, June 24, 2002, at 04:33 PM, Brian Reid replied:
>>
>>Water works just fine.
>
>
>for FILM. I think Brad's talking about paper, but I don't have an
>answer to his question.
>
>Gilbert
>
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Generally, you want the acetic acid concentration to be in the range
of 2 to 4%, and vinegar is usually 4 to 8% acetic acid, so in an
emergency use pure white vinegar at 1:2. It's not really critical,
except to the longevity of your fixer.
Try not to use balsamic or pepper infused vinegar :-).
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