[Frameworks] lomo tank instructions

[Matt Shaw]

Amanda,

These diagrams are very helpful, thank you!

Matt

On Thursday, August 15th, 2024 at 7:25 PM, Amanda Thomson <tea.amanda at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Matt,
>
> It's true what everyone says, loading a lomo tank takes lots of practice to get comfortable with. If you haven't done it before start in daylight with dummy film..
>
> I was having quite a bit of trouble last year, despite years of practice and discovered I was using the wrong combination of spacers. What I was doing had always worked on previous tanks, but not on the one I bought on ebay. Someone here linked to this doc with might have the diagram you're looking for (https://sites.google.com/site/olexserviceskinor/processing-of-a-cine-film-in-home-laboratory/spiral-processing-tanks?authuser=0), which helped me to realize that I was used to doing "1 16mm version II", but for whatever reason I needed to be doing "1 16 version I".
>
> And I don't have a spare turntable laying around, but I've found a push pin in the middle of a piece of plywood works well. The plywood doesn't turn, but the head of the pin helps keep the spiral in the same spot while spinning the spiral.
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> Hopefully this helps and good luck!
>
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>> Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:28:35 +0000
>> Subject: [Frameworks] lomo tank instructions
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>> Hi Folks,
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>> I'm looking for instructions on loading a 50' Lomo tank with 16mm film. I believe I have all the correct spacers for the tank. I hear there's a manual somewhere online, in Russian but highly illustrated.
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>> I can get the film threaded but am having difficulty spooling film onto the tank's spiral reels. Every YouTube video makes this look incredibly easy but I keep bending the film and jumping the track/groove.
>>
>> looking to hand process with a cleaner image — Matt
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