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Posted by Rob Koeling (Member # 35) on October 30, 2007, 04:19 PM:

I've started replacing the rubber rollers on the Elmo 16-CL. The old ones were all soft and started getting gooey. I've got a fresh set of 4 rubber rollers, but now the tricky bit: how to get the old ones off? Scraping off the first bits is easy, but how to get the rest off? I read in an old thread that people use lighter fluid for this. But how to use it? Do I have to keep the roller for some time in lighter fluid? And what to use then to scrub off the remaining rubber? Any practical help is much appreciated!

- Rob

Posted by Martyn Stevens (Member # 861) on November 04, 2007, 12:00 PM:

Hi,
Did some replacement of parts on an Elmo one time with a friend, who tried some form of alcohol on the rollers and it started to dissolve them. So meths, surgical spirit etc mite help. There are also proprietary things - I have one called "Sticky Stuff Remover" - which could work. Main thing I guess is to just keep at it.

martyn Stevens

Posted by Rob Koeling (Member # 35) on November 08, 2007, 04:21 AM:

Hi Martyn,

Thanks for your reply. I ended up buying a can of brake cleaning spray from a shop that sells car stuff (it actually said 'sticky stuff remover' on the can). This worked a treat. The brass rollers are clean and I could slip the new rubber tires on. This should give the projector a new lease of life!

- Rob

Posted by Tony Milman (Member # 7) on November 08, 2007, 11:30 AM:

rob from where did you get your rubbers

Posted by Rob Koeling (Member # 35) on November 09, 2007, 02:53 AM:

From Ebay seller 'isellprojectorbelts'. He must make a fortune selling this stuff. It looks like he found the right dimensions rubber tube and cuts of small pieces to cover the rollers. I can't imagine he spends more than 5 cents per rubber and sells them for $9 each... Well I suppose we pay for the years of research that he put in coming up with this solution.
Never mind, it is a cost effective way of keeping an essential part of our projectors in good shape.

- Rob

Posted by Craig Hamilton (Member # 258) on November 09, 2007, 07:06 AM:

I have used the same seller for replacement Elmo belts in the past and he offers a good service.

Craig

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on November 09, 2007, 11:31 AM:

That chap mark is a nice and helpful fellow and is doing a great service for cine, some stuff he will do well on, some bits he has sussed better cheaper alternatives I imagine and all to the good. He deserves to do well on some bits as he must have a huge amount of cash laid out on many of the genuine belts etc.
On the elmo rubbers its a still a great price and a great saving on the original ones, good that you managed to do it OK.
Best Mark.

Posted by Jose Artiles (Member # 471) on November 13, 2007, 09:32 PM:

Yes,this must be a "cheap" solution [Big Grin]

, but you can have the original elmo rubber roll from larry urbansky who sells it new from factory [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Xander van der Merwe (Member # 125) on November 22, 2007, 01:19 AM:

I've used clear fishtank air tubing in the past with great success. I stuck the tubing into hot water to soften it before pushing over the brass roller. Once it was on the roller I cut the tube with a stanley knife. I then put the brass roller in an electric drilling machine chuck and trimmed the excess tubing with the stanley knife while turning it (kind of like a lathe). It's lasted for quite some time now.

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