Dear Murray You can buy a paper safe which is a black plastic box with light traps that can be opened and shut or do as I have done on occassions which is to make one out of black foam core. You just have to measure accurately, create the light traps and you have a servicable light-tight paper safe with easy access to your film. Because film is so much more sensitive to light than paper you can store the box inside another one if left for long periods. You can have fun designing you own paper safe. The thing is to cut accurately and use pva adhesive to stick the parts together. Then reinforce and trim with black ducking tape (a very sticky tape with ripstock webbing in the plastic matrix)
Alexis on 15/1/02 4:28 am, Uptown Gallery at mur...@uptowngallery.org wrote: > This may seem silly, but I have a 1000 foot roll of 5" wide film, and > nothing to put sheets I cut off the roll into. > > Locally, labs won't give up their boxes, or everything comes on a roll in a > black-lined bag...I got one of those and used it to ship some film in and > save the roll cannister in. > > I haven't tried any schools yet...but remembered the list. > > Is there anyone who uses so much paper they could spare a box or two? I'd be > happy to reimburse postage. > > Or, if someone has dreamed up a way to lightproof a greeting card box or > whatver, a suggestion would be appreciated (and so obvious after the > enlightenment, too). > > Thanks > > Murray > > > _______________________________________________ > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/
