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Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on December 28, 2015, 09:27 PM:

So the Van Eck guides have hit the ( virtual ) shelves! Any comments from early adopters...

http://www.ebay.de/itm/ELMO-GS-1200-film-guide-film-i nlay-part-improved-version-PP-0095-/262203295246?hash=item3d0c88c60e

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on December 29, 2015, 08:28 PM:

This is the shape of the future: small scale manufacturing making us spare parts we are out of business without.

-even ten years ago this would have started with a pattern maker doing the tooling, and by the time you roll that expense in a manufacturer would need to sell hundreds or thousands just to break even or otherwise charge an obscene price.

Now there a lot fewer steps between drawing and finished part.

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on December 30, 2015, 08:32 PM:

So will this nylon guide with the extra roller be more effective preventing scratches than the same all metal part that is available?

Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on December 30, 2015, 09:24 PM:

Perhaps 'as' effective. I use the metal input guide but for some time folks have also been doing this roller mod. I think the more vital one is the second guide part above the sprocket which absolutely needs the second roller:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/ELMO-GS-1200-upper-film-guide-improved-version-PP-0098-/252221833613?hash=item3ab997c18d

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on December 31, 2015, 02:02 PM:

Thanks Steven, I didn't know that the upper part was available too. It looks good, has anyone here tried it out yet?

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on December 31, 2015, 02:55 PM:

What Edwin is doing is absolutely fantastic. A real beacon of light, and effort as well, in the hobby.

Best Mark.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on December 31, 2015, 05:05 PM:

They certainly offer an impressive range of products, and they can become 'world leader' in this field. The fact that it's worth their while makes it seem that there must still be quite a few projectors running nowadays!

Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on January 01, 2016, 02:23 PM:

I'm pleased to have put my order in for the 1st and 2nd position guide parts. Edwin needs to be encouraged in this project and I think it will pay off long term for him. Check out his eBay store. Super easy to buy with PayPal. Remember he does several gears for the GS 1200 also as well as the arm belts. Lens sleeves and anamorphic holders too.

I shall be testing these guide parts out on my number 3 'tester' machine. At the moment it has no upper guides having been robbed for other machines. The metal guide from Wittner is great but this 3D printed one is much cheaper and the roller may help 'kick' the film up into the sprocket. GS users will know that sometimes the film just sits and 'tickles' the sprocket and won't feed in.

Posted by Bill Parsons (Member # 244) on January 03, 2016, 07:58 AM:

New topic started

[ January 04, 2016, 02:27 AM: Message edited by: Bill Parsons ]

Posted by Edwin van Eck (Member # 4690) on January 04, 2016, 06:34 AM:

Hello all,

I am very eager to hear all your comments. The nice thing about the 3D techniques, it that we can fairly easy make adjustments to the design. Also we print in small volumes, so there is no old stock if we introduce a new design/version!

Posted by Steve Meyer (Member # 5197) on January 29, 2016, 11:13 AM:

I can't wait to receive the improved parts for the Elmo GS-1200 from Edwin van Eck. (I ordered the):
**upper film guide - improved version (PP-0098)
**loop former (PP-0097)
**film guide, film inlay part (improved version) (PP-0095

Thank You Edwin for all you do for our hobby. [Smile]

Steve M

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on February 12, 2016, 04:55 PM:

Is it easy to replace ? There is a little spring that seems to need more attention to move.

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