It's my recollection that using at least some contemporary B&W films with a hardening fixer will induce curling. That has been my experience with a couple of films (don't recall which now). Anyway, I no longer use a hardening fix ... Shel > From: William Robb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Cassino" > Subject: Re: Film Hardeners > > Since I re-use the fixer, I don't want to add the hardener to it - > > and wind up with hardening fixer that I don;t want to use on APX > > after the CP is all gone. > > Maybe make up a hardening bath, and harden the film after fixing. > I would rinse the film a bit first to get out the bulk of the fixer, > that way your hardener will stay usable longer. > > William Robb >
Shel