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Eberhard Nuffer
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 141
From: Stuttgart, Germany
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted April 13, 2008 01:43 PM
This portable 4-plate (or better: four-reel-) flatbed editing table was introduced in 1974 by the American company “MKM Industries”. As far as I know, it was the only editing machine the company ever produced. The special thing about this machine was that it used full coat Super-8 magnetic film for the sound – as opposed to professional flatbed editing tables of KEM, Schmid and Steenbeck, where 16mm perforated magnetic film was used along with Super-8 picture film. Among the materials I collected when I worked on my book about film editing machines Filmschnitt und Schneidetisch, I found the following short article from the Journal of the SMPTE:
“A super-8 horizontal editing table with one super-8 picture channel and one super-8 full-coat soundtrack channel has been announced by MKM Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 313, Skokie, IL 60076. Designated Model 824, the table has four independent winding motors and an inching knob has been provided for manual operations. The film head is equipped with an eight-sided prism and the picture is rear-projected into a daylight-view ground glass. The sound is reproduced through a built-in speaker. The film and soundtrack can be uncoupled and moved independently. Features include forward and reverse speed continuously adjustable from zero to about 62 frames/s. The machine is 26 ½ in wide, 14 in high and 21 ¾ in deep. It weighs 65 lb. The price is $1,295. Options include a pushbutton-controlled synchronous motor for accurate 24 frames/s speed priced at $195; a two-channel amplifier with head, at $95; and a remote speaker at $45” (Journal of the SMPTE Vol. 83 (1974) January, p. 76).
The table is equipped with a 12 V/150 W halogen lamp, and holds reels of 600ft (180m) as a maximum.
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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1149
From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006
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posted April 20, 2008 01:02 PM
Gabriel,
The "grease pencil and hole punch" reference has to do with marking picture and sound reels so they sync up on the table, from when one used "2-system sound", with separate mag reels and film reels.
In your case, you'll have your sound on film, of course.
For a good chemo splicer, the Hahnel Kollmatic is motorized and has worked well for me for a long time.
It uses two little wheels to grind the ends of the film. You then swing the ends into place, add a bit of glue, press down on the pressure arm, wait a minute and you should have a good splice.
You still need a small 'chopping block' to do the actual cut of the film at the right perforation, though.
For tape splices, the Ciro is one of the all-time classics. A guillotine-style cutter, it is very simple and quick to work with. You use rolls of splicing tape on this.
The design has been copied and made by other manufacturers (mostly in plastic) so you can spend more and get the original or get a copy.
You can't go wrong with either of these two types of splicers.
I have splices made by either device that were made in the 70es and that are still running through the projector just fine.
Best,
Claus.
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