No ... but the microwave comes in very handy for raising the temperature of water for mixing and diluting chemicals. For example, I keep distilled water in convenient jugs, and the temp is usually around 65- to 70-degrees, depending on ambient temperature. 104-degrees or so is required to mix ID-11. Over time I've been able to approximate how much time in the microwave it takes to raise 700ml of water @ X-degrees to the temp needed to dissolve the ID-11 chemicals. Likewise for bringing cooler water up to 68-degrees for processing.
The microwave oven is, IMO, an almost essential darkroom tool - it's a timer, a temperature adjuster, a storage space for miscellaneous items, an extra shelf (2 1/2 gallon, spigotted jugs of distilled water sit atop the oven, allowing quick, easy, and accurate filling of graduated beakers, etc). Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > > Sounds practical. > So, do you process film & eat at the same time? > From: Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I use the timer on my microwave oven, as mentioned before. When I set > up the darkroom I decided that I'd still process film in the kitchen, in > part because changing timers was unappealing. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ "If you are a bad technician, it doesn't matter how big your negs are." - W. Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
