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[OM] Re: Flattening film

Subject: [OM] Re: Flattening film
From: David Carter <spotz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:53:09 +1200
I've heard that placing them between 2 pieces of glass in the sun can work.

David

om2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> If they're full rolls, I think the best solution would be to re-wet them
> and re-dry in a dust-free enviornment.  You could also try dry reverse
> rolling them onto reels first, which might work of they sat for a few days
> like that, especially in a warm window, etc.  I guess you could
> reverse-roll them wet also
> 
> Whichever method works best should work on cut pieces too.
> 
> I'd resist putting film through a dry press.  I think reverse rolling is a
> more natural way.
> 
> Skip
> 
> 
> 
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Andrew Dacey adacey@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:57:01 -0300
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Flattening film
> 
> 
> 
> Anyone have any advice on how to flatten out film? I had most of my
> processing done while I was away and one place in Vietnam didn't cut
> and sleeve my negs; they just rolled them up and put them in film cans
> for me. The result of this (aside from having to cut all the rolls
> myself) is that the film will not stay flat.
> 
> In retrospect, I'm thinking the best solution would have been to load
> the film onto film reels, wash and photo flow them and then take them
> off the reels and hang them weighted in a film dryer. But that's 20/20
> hindsight for you.
> 
> Since these are already cut and sleeved I'm looking for other
> solutions. So far I've tried placing the sleeves under several heavy
> books for a couple of days and this has helped but they still curl
> quite a bit.
> 
> My other thought is to sandwich the sheets between some paper and put
> them in a dry mount press with no heat but I've been warned that the
> pressure from that could damage the film if I didn't get things
> aligned properly.
> 
> Any other thoughts?
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