mathomas
Active member
I tried to load up a (plastic) reel of Plus-x that had been in my M2 for quite a while (a couple of months). It was a real bear. It seemed to have a very strong "reverse curl" coming off the spool (I assume from sitting on the takeup spool for so long. I tried twice to load it, first the "normal" way (emulsion in), then, out of desperation, the other way round (emulsion out), but it was so intensely curled it would bind right away no matter which way I went. I ended up putting it back in the cartridge, and dropped into the tank to to sit a while and try to get it "bent the other way" and thus straightened out a bit.
Anyone else ever have this trouble? Maybe it's common and I since I usually shoot a whole roll, then develop it right away, I don't see it that often.
Anyone else ever have this trouble? Maybe it's common and I since I usually shoot a whole roll, then develop it right away, I don't see it that often.