Drying 8x10 film in hangers?

I'm wondering if anyone has had any sucess/problems with drying their

8x10 film (B&W) in the Kodak 4A hangers? This would simplify my

darkroom workflow, and minimize the handling of wet film, but I am

concerned about the film being mared by drying marks and imprints

from the edges of the hangers.

 

Thanks in advance.

Your concerns are well founded. Don't do it.

They take a lot longer to dry completely. There is always a puddle of water trapped inside the hanger somewhere.

 

Once in a great while, the emulsion side will bond to the hanger and a piece will tear off the film base.

Not a good idea.

I recently bought some "Stainless Steel Hangers" from B&H for about $7 to replace my clothespins. They work beautifully and are very strong. I use one for each 4x5 but 2 should work well for 8x10's. They *just* clip the end of the film but hold it tight.

I use office-supply "binder clips" as film clips for drying. By attaching a short length of nylon cord between the "wings" of the clip, I suspend two of them on a common wire clothes hanger for 8x10 film. That way, the film is held relatively level, and the clothes hangers can be suspended from a rod conveniently. The binder clips are quite strong, so they can be clipped onto the film margin, about 1/8" in from the edge.

I just use the standard film clips that you can buy from many photography supply places. They make a tiny mark but it's in the clear edge of the negative so it doesn't matter. I hang the clips from coat hangers that are suspended from the ceiling of a bathroom.

I've been using Kodak (and Carr) sheet film hangers for years for drying film (thousands of exposures) and have yet to have any problem at all. Most of this experience is with 4x5, but I dry my 8x10 and 2 1/4x3 1/4 this way as well.