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Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on September 30, 2005, 04:11 PM:

Even being moderator I'm not sure if this is in the right forum....but here goes.

I got us a Kitten about 3 months a go and when ever I have film out he is there like a shot. He likes to try to catch the leaders in his paws if I allow them to dangle.

Anyway I was in the middle of a repair to a GS recently and turned my back for a few seconds to get my camera to enable me to take a pic of a particular part on the machine. I was checking out the optical playback on this machine so it was running. When I turned round this is what I saw:

"My claws are better than that mechanical thing!"
I train them young [Big Grin]

Kev

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on September 30, 2005, 04:43 PM:

Hey the film reel is about the same size as his head! [Smile]

Cute little guy... maybe you can send him here and he can use his paws to freely spin my GS take up reel...then I wont have to fix mine!

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on September 30, 2005, 05:39 PM:

Hi Rik, Yes he is cute.....most of the time. Needless to say he was removed fairly sharply after taking this pic.

Kev.

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on September 30, 2005, 07:07 PM:

Adorable. I just set this picture as my desktop wallpaper, I like it that much. [Smile]

Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on October 01, 2005, 02:46 AM:

Kev,

Brilliant picture, but what's the kittens name, you never said?

Posted by Stuart Fyvie (Member # 38) on October 01, 2005, 03:35 AM:

It would have to be 'Elmo'........

Stuart

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on October 01, 2005, 05:22 AM:

Its Fudge. But he does get called a few other names [Big Grin]

as you can imagine at 6 months he gets up to all sorts of mischief [Smile]

I didnt think of using that as a desktop pic, thanks for the idea. Jan, just mailed you a high res copy for your desktop.

Kev [Smile]

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on October 01, 2005, 09:02 AM:

Kev,

much appreciated, thanks for the email. Changing the wallpaper for the high-res version was like going from VHS to super-8. [Big Grin]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on October 01, 2005, 10:21 AM:

Your welcome. [Smile]

Kev

Posted by Tom Photiou (Member # 130) on October 01, 2005, 01:10 PM:

Cool [Cool]

Is he coming to the 50th [Big Grin]

Maybe this is the purrfect projected imaged. [Big Grin]

Posted by Craig Hamilton (Member # 258) on October 01, 2005, 02:49 PM:

Kev, what’s your long term ambition for Fudge? A replacement for the MGM lion [Big Grin]

Craig

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on October 02, 2005, 11:51 AM:

Kev,

You will have animal rights and the cat protection league after you if it is proven that he is holding a rag soaked with film renew in his paw. Worse still if it was a certain film cleaner by a UK manufacturer-his paw would certainly curl, shrivel and drop off!

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on October 02, 2005, 12:07 PM:

That made me smile Tony, but hey! that's a great idea. I will start training him right away. Now where's that cloth and WD40 [Wink]

Kev.

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on October 02, 2005, 12:23 PM:

I hope he's declawed, lest you want emulsion scratches on your freshly cleaned film... [Eek!]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on October 03, 2005, 07:12 AM:

Uses his claws to check for damaged sprocket holes [Big Grin]

Kev.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on October 03, 2005, 10:38 AM:

I believe the caption for this photo is "Hmmmm....the rewind motor assembly's torque is insufficient. Need to change the wire position from 3V to 4V terminal on the transformer. Could someone pick up some tuna?"

Doug

Posted by Gary Crawford (Member # 67) on October 03, 2005, 10:56 AM:

I've told this cat related film story before on here, but just in case. I'm screening a regular 8 sound film for a few friends. We are in the screening room....the film is running in the booth...things are going swimmingly.....then the projected image begins to tilt ...and before I can get to it, the entire image has disappeared out of sight....and the projector had fallen off the pedestal and hit the ground. One of our cats had gotten up there , got tangled in the power cord and pulled the fairly lightweight Eumig 810 right over and off the pedastal. The miracle ......the machine was still running when it hit the floor on it's backside....bulb still on, sound still on . And after a few minutes to check everything out, the projector was up on the pedestal again and running again , taking up right where the film left off.....the film spools stayed on the arms....and everything worked...and still works fine. The cat must have been scared by it all . He has never ventured up there again.
You can't imagine the sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach..the wave of chills that went down my spine as I watched helplessly as the projected picture tilted 45 degrees to the right...and then out of sight. True witness,however, to the toughness of the Eumig machines.

Can you imagine what that what have done to GS1200? I shudder to think of it.

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on October 03, 2005, 02:35 PM:

Gary,

Great story! I think your kitty would've hung itself if that was a GS. Those monsters are too damn heavy!

Doug

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on October 03, 2005, 10:43 PM:

Either way, I'm glad kitty didn't actually get hit by the thing falling! [Eek!]

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