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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

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From: France
Registered: Oct 2004


 - posted October 27, 2004 10:46 AM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi all,

I found this on a French collector's website. Of course, it's nothing compared to Chip's incredible piece of engineering but I thought you would be interested.
A motor taken from another S8 projector is connected to the take-up, in the back of the installation. The feeder spins freely. And, yes, the large spools are made of 16 mm parts pasted to a S8 core.

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted October 27, 2004 11:25 AM      Profile for Mike Peckham   Email Mike Peckham   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
So simple and yet [probably] so effective. It certainly looks relatively fool proof and provided there's a good clutching device on the take up spool no reason why it shouldn't work.

Right I think I've got an odd bit of 4' x 2' in the shed ... [Wink]

Mike [Cool]

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

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From: France
Registered: Oct 2004


 - posted October 27, 2004 12:05 PM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
Right I think I've got an odd bit of 4' x 2' in the shed ...
My thoughts exactly... I have loads of bits and pieces in my garage... [Razz]

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Chris Quinn
Master Film Handler

Posts: 372
From: England, Bedfordshire.
Registered: Nov 2003


 - posted October 27, 2004 03:24 PM      Profile for Chris Quinn     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
The MDF gang from Changing Rooms gets every where.

Chris.

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Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Brooksville, FL
Registered: Jun 2003


 - posted October 28, 2004 11:24 PM      Profile for Chip Gelmini     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
That French version would certainly qualify as a replacement to the leaning tower of pissa..............

Thank you for your comments on my nice engineering!!

cg

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

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From: France
Registered: Oct 2004


 - posted October 29, 2004 03:50 AM      Profile for Jean-Marc Toussaint   Author's Homepage   Email Jean-Marc Toussaint   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Chip, compared to what you've done on the Tower, this is child's play. But, as long as it doesn't "pissa" you off... [Big Grin]

This thing could easily topple, though...

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Craig Hamilton
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Luton
Registered: Sep 2004


 - posted October 29, 2004 07:27 AM      Profile for Craig Hamilton     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Not too keen on the angle that the film is entering projector. Will do some emulsion damage if ran through a front loading machine. I note that this one appears to be a top loader.

Craig

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