So, okay, lessee, I'm mixing up glacial acetic acid...do I add the water to
the acid or the acid to the water...it has something to do with an
automobile club, AAA...something to do with alphabetical, can't remember
what...there's a little rhyme that tells me...what was that again?
***BOOOM!!!***
<large explosion; darkroom blows apart; sound of sirens in distance>
<g>
--Mike
P.S. With acetic acid there's no severe reaction when adding the water to
the acid. Again, if you're uncomfortable mixing acid for stop bath, just buy
28% concentration--it's harmess and you can't hurt anything mixing it.
Stop bath mixed for use has about the same acidity as orange juice or urine.
It's not toxic and it's not a carcinogen. It can't burn anything and it
won't hurt your eyes. It won't hurt your fingers even if you always use your
hands to move your prints along.
I have to add that personally, I just fix a tray of water and then add a
dash of glacial, which I buy in gallon jugs that last darn near forever and
make a very cheap stop bath. I think once you learn what you need to know
about this stuff, it's not particularly useful to overthink it to death.
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