8mm Forum: Has the BIG A ever been in super 8 films???

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Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on August 05, 2005, 06:24 AM:

As you probaly saw we are having a bit of bother with asbestos, now also a very nasty sort in the garage thats dusting etc. Gets worse as we look.
It set me wondering if it was ever added to stripe adhesive or stripe itself as its properties would be ideal, heat and friction resisting etc.
As we have been looking to identify ours it seems in the early 80`s and back over it was added to allsorts of stuff, you wouldn`t believe it.
Anyway does anyone have any ideas.
Best Mark.

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on August 05, 2005, 07:40 AM:

I would think you can probably go on sniffing your stripe, Mark [Big Grin]

I dont think it was used in the makeup of stripe etc or really anything to do with film.

Sleep easy, Kev.

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on August 05, 2005, 11:12 AM:

I think it's probably best not to even think about it [Wink]

Mike

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on August 05, 2005, 11:22 AM:

Be a bit rough on the heads i thinks [Big Grin]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on August 05, 2005, 12:00 PM:

Blimey, now I know why those Elmo guides wear so quick [Big Grin]

Kev.

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on August 06, 2005, 03:09 AM:

Is that why the GS is said to be fireproof? [Big Grin]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on August 06, 2005, 06:22 AM:

[Big Grin]

Posted by Andreas Eggeling (Member # 105) on August 06, 2005, 08:39 AM:

.... but film contains gelatine made of animals such as from porks or cows.
Perhaps in the worst case you will get sympthomes of mad cow disease [Big Grin]

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[ August 06, 2005, 03:32 PM: Message edited by: Andreas Eggeling ]

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on August 06, 2005, 11:17 AM:

If Andreas' comments about animal gel being used in the manufacture of 8mm is correct how do vegetarian/vegan collectors view this?

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on August 06, 2005, 12:26 PM:

Mal,

Most vegans view their films with a projector [Big Grin]

As for the risks of Mad Cow disease you would need to eat a whole reel of Animal Farm to be at any risk. Fortunately, only cows under 30 months old have been used in the makingof gelatin.

Of greater concern is the risk f transferring Vinegar Syndrome to humans resulting in long term liver damage from being pickeld-or is that just a Friday night in the pub problem??

Moo Mooooooooooo

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on August 06, 2005, 12:45 PM:

That's it! I'm buying enough FilmRenew to fill my bathtub and soak in it! [Big Grin]

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