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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
posted August 02, 2016 05:16 AM
Well if tape has to be used for whatever reason Adrian, Tom's advice there seems the best. Avoid any that leave residue.
Personally, I try to keep up with film purchases by scrambling around to find enough film clips for each of them, though this must of course, be far more difficult for 16mm than it is currently for 8mm.
This is a different scenario anyhow to the one we were initially speaking of. That was regarding the use of tape at the core of a spool which from what I said, is completely needless.
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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015
posted August 03, 2016 10:42 AM
Or you can always do what we did at the Cinema. Simply tuck the leader down gently at the inside of the spool. No tape needed.
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From: Croydon, London, UK
Registered: Aug 2004
posted August 03, 2016 10:58 AM
Andrew - I completely agree about avoiding a sticky residue, but if you see the first post of this thread, the objective of it was to try and find sources of non-sticky take in the UK!
I think tails are often taped to 16mm cores because the film is attached more easily than using the groove in them, although I still wish it didn't happen. Taping the tail of an 8mm film to the centre of a reel is bizarre, though, thankfully I don't think I've come across this yet.
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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted August 03, 2016 11:04 AM
I run entirely tape free.
I got a really nice print from Derann once time and somehow a tiny little fragment of tape formed this perfect little pyramid and lodged on a guide right where it could gouge the film.
It was below the gate so the first time I watched the film it was perfectly OK. The next night I said "I liked that so much I want to see it again", and now there was a big green scratch. (I lucked out here: I could have ruined half my collection before I discovered this.)
-and of course this shut me down until I went through the machine with a flashlight and magnifying glass and found and removed the spike. Then I had to run some sacrificial footage to return the machine to the active list.
I treat the stuff like nuclear waste now.
(I guess even hobbies need a little stress to be worthwhile: you value what you earn!)
I like those little soft blocks that fit between the flanges to hold the leader down. Does anybody know who makes them?
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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015
posted August 05, 2016 04:36 PM
Like I said before you don't need tape at all. Simply tuck it in to the spool. I only tape my leaders down if I am sending a print to someone.
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posted August 07, 2016 04:15 PM
The second hand 400ft print of Chinatown (bought this weekend) has a strip of about 5mm wide tape fixed to the case. I though some prints came new with this and this seems to confirm it.