I was hoping to hear that there was some sort of magic guillotine type machine.I always just use a decent pair of scissors and take my time cutting them
I was hoping to hear that there was some sort of magic guillotine type machine.
What we need is for @stevelmx5 to design and KickStart a derivative of that guillotine that incorporates a descending hanger for the dried film and a way to get the cut section into the sleeve... when I watched the ASDA folk doing it, it was all so flat it went in perfectly easily (and cut after going in the sleeve, or perhaps while a little bit was protruding)...
Sorry Steve, perhaps we should stop inventing things for you to invent for us...
How about a new film hanging unit that has a standard clip built in to the top then a wire each side which has a sliding guillotine which acts as a bottom weight to keep the film flat until it's dry. Once it's dry, slide the guillotine up and cut your negatives into however many you want to fit into your holders.
You can keep the negatives hung downwards to dry flat and no need to have a flat surface big enough to lay out your entire roll of film.
I was just wondering if this is more complex than it needs to be when a simple pair of scissors can cut the film just as well?
The main issue I can see is that there's always the risk of cutting in the wrong place if you can't see the frame edge properly. The best way around that is to have light coming from behind the film so you can see the edges so would it be useful building in a small strip of light to the cutter so it directly sits behind the film?
I always just use a decent pair of scissors and take my time cutting them
inter-negative gap
Is there a particularly good technique for cutting negatives into strips? I've just been trying to cut some rolled up 35mm and was a tad worried about clipping the image.
Gimmick gadget which no doubt serves a purpose if you can be a***d digging it out and faffing about.....like most "aides", in my hands it would likely be used half a dozen tmes then find itself at a car boot sale after I came across it and realised it hadn't been used in years ....Oh my, how many gadgets have found their merry way out of my home like that!There is . Speed graphic sell them product code apsc £4.95 + p/p. Perfect straight cut.
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However if you have your film hanging up to dry, I think you'll have to take it down and put in on flat surface to use the cutter, and the risk of getting more dust on your negs in that process may be worse than the risk of cutting the negs in the wrong place.
I'll put you down for one when I've made them Asha ;0)
Dead simple, I like it! Would need careful choice of materials, I think; there would be a tendency to close the scissors too much, cutting into the end of the V slot. Want something that would resist cutting without blunting or twisting the scissors?
Ok, how about this seeing as we all know how to use scissors and it even caters for left and right handers without a battery in sight :0)
..I'm just helping with the issue of seeing where to cut ;0)