Glass Bottles

[charlie_strack]

Now that I got my 1 gal Diafine developer kit, I need to mix it. Seems glass 1 Gallon bottles are hard to come by these days. Used to be able to get fruit drinks in them, now all I can find is 4 liter Carlo Rossi wine, and after drinking all that wine, I don't quite feel like mixing the developer.

 

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Anybody got a favorite source? BUrp!./ Escuze mee.

gotta get some bvertter vhien./

charrLIE

[michael_kadillak3]

I got my amber glass bottles for my photographic chemistry at a

scientific store nearby that sells base chemicals, geological

instruments and other supplies. They were able to order them in one

gallon size in three working days. I thought about ordering them

myself off of the internet, but delivery from the local store insured

that I did not have a problem with the glass getting broke during the

shipment. Amber glass was the dominant selection, so I went for it.

 

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Good Luck

[chad_jarvis1]

<a href="http://www.photoformulary.com">Photographer's

Formulary</a>...<br>

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Lousy website; good company.

[bob_finley]

Don't know about the rest of the country but around here some micro-

breweries sell take home brew in refillable gallon jugs. Good beer,

good bottle and won't give as bad a head ache as cheap vino.

[wayne__]

Free 1 gallon amber glass bottles from Guitussic (sp) syrup at your

local pharmacy. free free free

[tom_gould]

I agree with Wayne that pharmacies are a good source for free amber

glass bottles in various sizes. They have plastic bottles too. Also

ask any friends or neighbors that work in a biology/chemistry/medical

lab for bottles. My lab tosses a few each day. The 1 L and 4 L

solvent bottles are excellent, especially if they are plastic coated

(the coating contains the glass and mess if you drop the bottle).

Solvent bottles are clean when you get them - just allow the last few

drops of solvent to evaporate.

 

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I only use glass bottles for developers and other potions that

degrade in an air permeable plastic bottle. Everything else goes in

plastic bottles - fixer, stop bath, toners, stabilizers, hypo

clearing agent, etc. Whenever possible, I use plastic measuring

cylinders and containers also. A darkened room full of fragile glass

is not a safe room. For what it is worth, in twenty years as a

chemist, I've suffered one chemical burn and innumerable glassware

cuts.

 

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Tom Gould

[pat_krentz]

The gallon size apple juice plastic jugs at the grocery stores are

fine for holding solutions and they have a sturdy plastic handle. Pat

[scott_walton1]

Charlie, why do you feel you need the glass? Diafine is so stable that

you really don't need the dangers of glass in your darkroom. I have

been using the same Diafine for the past year and a half with no

problems or deviations! Just get the dark darkroom containers. Your

going to love the Diafine but don't expect the speed that is

stated!Cheers

[wayne__]

"you really don't need the dangers of glass in your darkroom"

 

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Huh?

[ken_burns1]

Charlie:

 

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Check with www.specialtybottle.com. They have all kinds and sizes of

glass bottles.

[pete_caluori]

Greetings,

 

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Amber glass bottles are OK for storing developer and other chemicals,

but I prefer plastic. The trouble with most plastics, is that they

breathe; air will pass through the plastic via osmosis. The best and

most easily obtained plastic bottles, are recycled soda bottles.

Even if you don't drink the soda, they're still cheaper than glass

and wont break when dropped. The key is to get bottles that come

with a carbonated beverage; plastic water bottles wont work. The

soda bottles contain a laminated vapor barrier, between layers of

plastic that prevent osmotic action. A gallon of liquid can be

stored in two 2 liter bottles and another advantage is that the

bottles can be filled, lightly capped, then squeezed slightly to

remove all the air. One caution, do not squeeze the bottles severly,

as a sharp crease in the plastic can break the vapor barrier. Give

it a try; it works well.

 

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Regards,

[rob_tucher]

Even if Diafine was not stable you could use brown plastic bottles if

you get the right kind. I use the PLASTIC high-pressure bottles sold

at beer-making stores. They are similar to the non-transpiring hard

plastic you get with plastic Coke\Pepsi bottles, but brown. They are

made specifically with beer making in mind. Any oxygen transpiration

would ruin the beer faster than it would ruin developer, but these

work admirably. I've broken a whole glass gallon jug of developer on

my darkroom floor. This cured me of glass. The bottles come in a few

sizes too. I mix and decant into various sizes of bottles so all are

full and then just cut to the right mix right from the right-sized

bottle. They even sell the little nips in some places.

[charlie_strack]

Thanks to all of you for the suggestions.

 

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Best regards,

Charlie

[jim_galli1]

Great answers....but Charlie you're on it. Where do you live? I'll

help with the wine.

[pete_watkins]

In the UK these jars are available from home brewing / winemaking

shops.Rubber and cork bungs are also available for these bottles (the

bottles are known as demijohns. Good luck

[david_rose3]

I use plastic Coke bottles of various sizes. They can be squeezed to

eliminate trapped air. I transfer from larger to smaller bottles as

the solution is used up. Being able to get all the air out of the

bottle is the key to preventing oxidation. The brown color is not

necessary if you store them in the dark!

 

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DER

[scott_jones4]

Another way to keep air out of the bottles is to add in glass marbles

that you get at a crafts store. This raises the fluid level back up to

the top of the bottle. When the bottle is empty, just pour out the

marbles into a dedicated collander and wash with soap and water and

you are back in business again....

 

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Scott