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Eysteinn Gudni Gudnason
Junior
Posts: 10
From: RVK, Iceland
Registered: Apr 2010

posted August 24, 2010 12:34 PM

Hi. I need a quick and easy way to splice films togeather. For example to add a lead for a single screening. I was watching a video on vimeo http://vimeo.com/4738864 and at 3:04 into the video there is a very nice splicer that uses tape. I've been searching for it on ebay but can only find the splicer with glue (or cement as he says in the video). Do you know where i can find one?

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Flavio Stabile
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 707
From: Roma, Italia
Registered: Feb 2005

posted August 24, 2010 04:06 PM

Hello! You can search on EBAY for CIR splicer or, especially in Italy, for FERRANIA splicer.

Here is an example...

http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300456799024

Good Luck!

Flavio

PS: Please, note I'm not the seller of the above splicer...

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Eysteinn Gudni Gudnason
Junior
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From: RVK, Iceland
Registered: Apr 2010

posted August 27, 2010 05:33 AM

Thanks. Do you know if I can use a normal scotch tape in the ferrania splicer? I know it's better to use a specific tape, i'm just wondering if it has special holes or if the splicer cuts the holes. If you don't know then I'll create an account and ask the seller.

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Martin Jones
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1269
From: Thetford , Norfolk,England
Registered: May 2008

posted August 27, 2010 06:09 AM

If it's Super 8 youre talking about... see my post on this thread http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=005508# 000006

(Fairly sure I've found the second lot of instructions, but I'd have to check).
Martin

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Ongoing interest in Telecine....

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 27, 2010 07:15 AM

Eysteinn,

quote:
...if I can use a normal scotch tape ...

To be honest, in emergency, I used scotch tape to splice film and it works well.

Since the scotch tape does not have specific holes for super 8mm then I don't cover the holes with the tape. I place it just before the holes.

The problem is to get the precise distance between holes in which I used another uncut film to measure it. Need some exercise though.

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Winbert

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Eysteinn Gudni Gudnason
Junior
Posts: 10
From: RVK, Iceland
Registered: Apr 2010

posted August 31, 2010 01:18 PM

Thanks for the help.

Another item I'm looking for. Some easy way to wind film from one spool to another. Like this except I don't need the monitor.

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Barry Fritz
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Burnsville, MN, USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted September 04, 2010 10:10 AM

The CIR splicer you saw punches the holes when it cuts. Scotch tape would work in a pinch.

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Eysteinn Gudni Gudnason
Junior
Posts: 10
From: RVK, Iceland
Registered: Apr 2010

posted October 19, 2010 12:34 PM

I bought a Ferrania splicer, but it was regular 8. That's ok, it works and I often get Regular 8 film, but I was mostly looking for Super 8.

So I found one for Super 8 and it looks identical to the one in the video http://cgi.ebay.com/CIRO-Super-8mm-Tape-Splicer-BeaulieuNizoCanon-2r-Tape-/260677497652?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item3cb196f334

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