I have processed many 35mm rolls on my Paterson Tank without any problems. Now I want to process a 120 roll on the same reel which can be extended to take it.

My question is how can I load 2 rolls of 120 film on to this one reel?

Thanks.

-- Sol Campbell (solcam31@hotmail.com), September 03, 2000

Answers

Depends on the the age and model of the tank. Some came with little clips that pushed into special slots in the reel to divide the films, and stop them overlapping each other. Others were never designed to take two lengths of 120. Two 120 films are slightly longer than 1 35mm, so the reels may not take the extra film at all.
Assuming you can fit the 2 films in. The easiest way is to use a piece of masking tape to stick the two films together, and prevent them overlapping.
If you're going to be doing this a lot, get a double stainless steel tank and a couple of reels. Much easier in the long run. No sticking or buckling of the film, heat dried in seconds, less solution per film, quicker pouring......have I forgotten anything?

-- Pete Andrews (p.l.andrews@bham.ac.uk), September 05, 2000.

Why in the world would you want to do this? (like the man who took big steps to save his $40.00 shoes and ripped his $80.00 pants.)

-- william cochran (bc555@aol.com), September 06, 2000.

I would want to do this to save time. Kill two birds with one stone. Also from what I understand the Jobo does recommend you do this.

Also since you can load a 220 film on the Patterson Reel one could assume that two 120s will fit.

Don't you agree?

-- Sol Campbell (solcam31@hotmail.com), September 06, 2000.

I put two films on one reel, one after the other. I put on the first film, and wind it all the way to the middle. Than I put the second film on the same weel. I do this to save time, each development process takes about half an hour : loading, development, stop, fix, rinse.. Another option is buying a greater tank, but than you can still put two films on one reel, and save even more time. My father told me he puts two films on one reel, by putting the films back-to-back with the sensitive side on the outside. Hoping vaving helped you a lot..

Yvo

-- Yvo Volders (yvo.volders@skynet.be), September 23, 2000.

Hi. Found this question while looking for an answer to one of my own problems.

It's simple: Use the piece of tape from the first roll to attach the second film. If you line them up carefully, both films will enter without a hitch. If not, just re-roll the second film and develop it later - don't try to force it in! This works fine for me 9 times out of 10; the last time I'll re-roll film #2...

-- Ole Tjugen (oftjugen@online.no), May 25, 2002.