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Topic: Kindest projector to Film?
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Andrew Woodcock
Film God
Posts: 7477
From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted June 04, 2015 03:05 AM
As ever, fabulous advice Rik!
One thing I would like to add though is, IMHO a well loved,maintained and cared for well used machine can often outweigh the benefits of a long stored non used "as new" machine.
You just have to make sure this is genuinely the case by asking for receipts of service history, parts purchased and fitted etc etc.
Just the same principle as buying a much cherished used car really.
I certainly would not be put off buying say a well used Bauer T610 if the owner was selling it with spare brand new parts like cam lobe, magnetic head and guides for example.
These are typically the only parts that ever seen to need replacing as the motors are extremely good on these I've found.
BTW Marshall,
The Eumig S938 takes 800ft spools. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Check the mag head on both tracks before committing, otherwise these are a lovely and kind machine in use.
Even better if you follow in Paul's footsteps and fit an even better lens.
I am certain you would be delighted with one of these in decent shape.
[ June 04, 2015, 04:20 AM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]
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Andrew Woodcock
Film God
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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted June 05, 2015 02:29 AM
Importing one from the Netherlands from Edwin or from someone in Germany would probably be about your only chance of getting a Bauer Studio line projector in the U.S. I would have thought Marshall.
Probably the best person to speak to regarding this would be Alan Rik. He has owned at least three of these machines so perhaps he could advise you where to buy them in the U.S. if he didn't import his?
They were really only ever distributed in Europe from what I can gather and even then, mainly in Germany and Austria it would seem. There was very little advertising for them here in the UK when I look back in old Movie Maker Magazines.
It would be expensive to transport to the U.S. and parts would be difficult to come by without shopping online in the European zone, but though an expensive outlay to begin with, it would definitely be your last projector that you would ever want to own given your past experiences.
As spares you would need to purchase at the very least one magnetic head, the cam and follower 3d copy parts from Edwin and preferably the removable pressure plate that can wear over time.
If you invested in all of the above plus have the knowledge to fit the cam and follower and be able to set up the claw again correctly after fitting the above, you would have a projector for life that you could trust implicitly.
The spare electronics pack that Edwin sells is another useful investment and of course the service items like the Molycote grease and silicone oil for maintaining the cam and follower.
If you did decide to take the plunge, in your position I would only choose a T610 so that you will never be left wondering what extras you would be missing out on.
For this level of one off investment, you may as well opt for the top of the range model if you are going to go for it.
I am also a big fan of the "Transportkoffer" for these, which is a superb hard storage and travel case specifically for just these machines.
It protects them superbly and houses two 800ft Schneider reels and cans as well as a storage pouch for all of cables and care accessories.
Your set up then would look something like this Marshall (minus the ext speakers of course):-
Then if your were to add a long play unit, your projector could be used to show complete feature length films in one run just as this shows, if you wished to do so:-
The S938 really would be far easier for you to find in the U.S. I would have thought Marshall.
They are both lovely machines whichever you decide upon
here is the S938
and again in use with a long play system for complete feature films:-
[ June 05, 2015, 05:14 AM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]
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