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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
Registered: Nov 2012

posted March 24, 2013 04:21 PM

I have a Chinon 6100 and a Prinz (something, don't remember the model) and I can't find a cutter on them. Is it usually no cutter and if not, how should it be cut (straight with a scissor?)

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Clinton Hunt
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
Registered: May 2010

posted March 26, 2013 07:09 PM

Hi Vidar,
Often the cutter is seperate and originally comes with the projector,but they are easily lost over the years,some projectors had them screwed onto the projector body. The film ends are best cut with a slight curve and just above a sprocket hole,it feeds easier that way for autofeeders.
Cheers,
Clinton

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Clinton Hunt
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posted March 26, 2013 07:14 PM

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
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posted March 27, 2013 03:53 AM

Super, that was what I thought ... Strange if they didn't need cutting at all. I guess that's a hard thing to find for a Prinz and a Chinon then?

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Clinton Hunt
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posted March 27, 2013 04:58 AM

.....every film trimmer/cutter are exactly the same design, as long as they are for the 8mm film guage....

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

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From: Sarpsborg, Norway
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posted March 27, 2013 07:54 AM

You sure? If I use a film cut with the Eumig, it tends to stick in my Elmo, but not if I cut it on the Elmo. And they're not identical, can distinuish between Eumig and Elmo cuts

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Barry Fritz
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Burnsville, MN, USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted March 27, 2013 09:25 AM

I have seen some that are straight and others with a slight curve. Try a finger nail clipper that has a slight curve

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Maurizio Di Cintio
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Ortona, Italy
Registered: Jan 2004

posted March 27, 2013 04:21 PM

It's true that Elmo have curved trimmers; film ends trimmed on other machines will, most certainly, not work on them. But this is an exception...

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Maurizio

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted March 27, 2013 06:11 PM

I'm with Vidar on this one:

I've found that the Eumig 800 series cut (straight across with the corners cut at an angle) doesn't work well with an Elmo but the Elmo cut (curved) plays nicely on a Eumig 800 series, so my standard cut is "Elmo"

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Alexander Lechner
Expert Film Handler

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From: Leoben, Austria
Registered: Apr 2009

posted March 28, 2013 05:19 AM

I'm using Eumig Mark S projectors for silent film; I don't have a cutter that came originally with them. But if I don't cut very close to the sprocket hole it wouldn't feed the film automatically and produce an accordion from the leader. Series 800 projectors, which show a very similar construction, don't show this behaviour. Odd.

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