Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 2, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Chris Saganich wrote: > Jeffery, > > How about shipping some distilled water to NO? I have access to > hundreds of liters. I just weighed a 20 liter jug and it is 50 lbs. > USPS for 50 lbs, 5 day parcel post to NO, is about $30.00. I can > scrounge up a proper jug and the water itself is free. Let me know, > I'll make the arrangements. > > Chris S. > > > At 05:19 PM 3/1/2006, you wrote: >> I am definitely going to get that distiller. In the long run, it >> should save >> me money. You are right about the charcoal filter...it removes trace >> organic >> chemical, but I'm not worried about those...it is the inorganic stuff >> from >> the Mississippi that makes things hard to dissolve. >> >> Thanks much, Jonathan. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of >> Jonathan >> Borden >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 3:40 PM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographers Formulary Rapid Fix >> >> >> Jeffery Smith wrote: >> >> > The scanned negatives are covered with tiny white spots, so it is >> > definitely >> > something on the film, not pinholes. Two of the three solutions I >> > put on the >> > film were not completely dissolved. The borax bath in divided D-76 >> > doesn't >> > stay completely dissolved, but borox is so soluble in water, it >> > would have >> > come off in the rinse. I don't know what the cloudiness in the >> > fixer was, >> > but I didn't use distilled water (there is virtually none in the >> > city right >> > now...I went to five stores and found a total of 2 gallons). I'm >> > thinking it >> > is the cloudy stuff in the fix. I'll try distilled and make up the >> > solution >> > a few hours before I use it. I wish I had a magnetic stirrer. >> >> Consider a water purifier -- I bought one at Sears: >> >> http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=03234480000 , >> >> no need to use the charcoal filter packs. You might be surprised at >> what gunk you will find in the pot after the water has been boiled >> off. >> >> Jonathan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist > Weill Medical College of Cornell University > New York Presbyterian Hospital > > Ph. 212.746.6964 > Fax. 212.746.4800 > A0049 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >