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Pasquale DAlessio
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From: Bristol,RI, USA
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posted January 29, 2012 08:25 AM

Can these be adapted to8mm films? Has anybody ever tried it?confused:

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Martin Jones
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
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posted January 29, 2012 08:36 AM

Pat,
These spools will accept Regular 8mm ONLY (or 1/4 inch Audio tape, for which they were originally designed). There is no adaptor available for using them on a Super 8 spindle.
A clever machinist could probably produce a punch that would enlarge the hole to the correct profile, but I wouldn't have thought it was economical.
Martin

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Joe Taffis
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From: United States
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posted January 29, 2012 08:59 AM

Pat, audio reels are a tight fit for both regular and super 8 film (I just tried both). You could get it on there, but it would not be practical and surely damage the edges of the film.

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Martin Jones
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From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
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posted January 29, 2012 09:13 AM

Joe,
Your Audio reels in the States must be different to over here... I've just tried 10 reels from 4 different manufacturers and they all have room to spare.Measured at the core, the smallest was 8.62 mm, the widest 9.06 mm. I have habitually used Audio Reels over the years when short of dedicated 8 mm reels.
Martin

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Leon Thomas Jones
Expert Film Handler

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From: United Kingdon
Registered: Sep 2011

posted January 29, 2012 09:25 AM

Hi Martin ,
I agree with you .I have used these reels in past without a problem .
Regards
Leon

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Joe Taffis
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From: United States
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posted January 29, 2012 09:34 AM

No room to spare here Martin and Leon, I tried SCOTCH, TDK, and RCA. They all fit, but too snug to be used for playing and rewinding film without a sticking problem. Maybe its just my reels, but the ones I tried all have tape on them and don't appear warped at all. I tried both regular & super 8 film. [Confused]

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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From: Bristol,RI, USA
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posted January 29, 2012 07:53 PM

Thanks for all the replies! [Wink]

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