Where to get glass bottles?

[conrad_hoffman]

Long ago I was able to get nice glass bottles and caps from the druggest. It seems that nothing much comes in glass anymore. I know I can order bottles from a lab supply place, but does anyone know of more common sources for bottles, and maybe stoppers? I suppose I could start putting developer up in wine bottles :-)

[jamesb]

I've been using 600ml plastic C*** bottles (think soda drink). 600ml

is I think 20 floz or about a pint for CMS challenged. I'm hoping that

those do not contaminate the chemicals. They can be squeezed to remove

air before sealing. They only last a few times though as the

distortion eventually breaks the material. I have been using these for

developer (ID-11), fixer, stop. I did find a 'goopy' substance in the

stop and had to filter it out with a coffee filter. Other than that it

all seems to work.

[gary_holliday]

Coca Cola if you are stuck.

[michael_feldman1]

The prices at Specialty Bottle Supply are pretty reasonable if you

order everthing at one time (although I don't know if this qualifies

with you as a "more common source").

 

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http://www.specialtybottle.com/

 

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The most useful bottles are probably the "Ambers Bottles" and

the "Jugs/Gallon Jars". Although they have few metric sizes, the 32

oz. bottles are actually 1 liter when completely filled, etc. Call or

send them an email regarding higher quality reusable caps.

[ted_kaufman]

Photographer's Formulary has excellent amber bottles with durable

tightfitting caps.

[richard_ilomaki]

Conrad:

 

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Look behind any good resaurant and see how many dark green empty wine

bottles there are- absoutely nothing wrong with them, specially if

you empty them yourself.

 

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I often scour the recycle boxes on the streets (in Toronto) for glass

and plastic bottles for photo stuff. The best jugs I found are the

ones used for absorbent cat litter: -very wide mouths and solid. Also

the risk of contamination from clean Kitty litter is very low.

 

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I have never had any problems with plastic, even with developers for

many months.

 

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PET (Poly Ethylene Pterthalate)is used for food because it is quite

good at keeping oxygen out, is resisitant to cleaning solutions and

can bounce. There is no reason why a used PET Coke bottle can not be

used for photo stuff. Glass was the best at one time, but, as they

say, sort of: "Better things for better photography through chemistry"

 

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Cheers

[richard_ilomaki]

PS

 

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I think the world's largest maker of PET resin is Eastman Chemical, a

former subsidiary of guess which photo company. No connetction

but ... .

[conrad_hoffman]

Thanks all! I'm pretty attached to "the old ways" and will order some

genuine brown glass chem bottles from PF.

[dave_mueller]

IBC Root Beer comes in 1 quart brown bottles, I get mine at Wal-Mart

for about 70 cents. I use the clear cream soda bottles for distilled

water. Also, check for a local beer-brewing store, one near me

carries the usual 12 and 16 oz bottles as well as gallon jugs. A lot

of hardware stores carry rubber stoppers in those little drawers with

the small nuts & bolts.

[melvin_bramley]

I use what was originally called Data Cube,a collapsable plastic bag

inside a cardboard container.When filled with any liquid the air can

be squeezed out before attaching the cap/spout.

These containers are now available with a variety of liquids in

them;from wine to orange juice.I find that developer life is extremley

long using these containers.They are however only 3.8 ltr containers

so I have to use two when mixing Xtol 5 ltr packs.These containers are

only usefull when using one shot chemistry as pouring chemicals back

in is a pain.

[charlie_strack]

Vinegar comes in pint and quart glass bottles. Some of the house

brands have a snap on/off lid, but Heinz still seems to be screw-on.

These are plastic caps, so either won't be bothered by the chemistry.

 

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Sometimes it's cheaper to buy the vinegar & throw it out than buy an

empty glass bottle. Go figure.

[ted_kaufman]

Is it just me, or has anyone else ever wondered how come bottled

water costs two or three times as much as Coke or Pepsi?

[kent_schilling2]

Check out www.einsteinsgarage.com It is the surplus outlet for

Fischer Scientific. I have purchased several items including amber

jugs and bottles through them at dirt cheap prices. Worth a look.

[Bill Bowes]

Hello everyone. Why play Russian roulette with glass? If you have ever seen a gallon of glacial acetic acid spilled (from a broken glass bottle), you can understand "HazMat". Also remember that EVERYONE has a klutz gene somewhere. Be nice to yourself and the enviornment. Recycle: Large sizes of laundry detergent (without dyes or perfumes) make great containers for stock quanities of chems (developer, fixer, etc). Gobs of various sized #1 plastic containers are available in 1 liter or less. Just check the top for metal. My lab is very colorfull with the different jugs I use (to bad my wife hates the color mixes!). Enjoy, Bill

[robert_mccolloch1]

You can get glass bottles (even hard to find glass gallon jugs) from you local hobbiest beer supply store.

[robert_peters2]

Storing toxic chemicals in pop bottles or food containers is asking for trouble if there is any chance kids can access the storage (and who can say that they can't). Kind of like putting out bait for them. Not the best idea in town.