8mm Forum: Now ... THAT'S dedication ...

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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on November 15, 2016, 12:59 PM:

Here's a funny one ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUPER-8-MM-MOVIE-FILM-IRON-MULE-BILLY-BEVEN/222305823718?_trksid=p2050601.c100085.m2372&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D37338%26me id%3De557b86a2f5f4d33b95a7f9789ceee97%26pid%3D100085%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D222305823718%26clkid%3D474319786150314492&_qi=RTM2247625

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Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on November 15, 2016, 02:23 PM:

WTH did make and glue an edge to make his reel bigger?

Posted by Panayotis A. Carayannis (Member # 1220) on November 15, 2016, 03:02 PM:

Also,is this THE IRON MULE with Al StJohn or something else,starring Billy BevAn?

Posted by David Ollerearnshaw (Member # 3296) on November 16, 2016, 05:55 AM:

On ebay there are some 'large reels' made out of LP records.

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on November 16, 2016, 09:48 AM:

Not dedication... MEDIcation

Posted by Mathew James (Member # 4581) on November 16, 2016, 12:05 PM:

Looks like we are running concurant links Osi! I laughed at this as well.
This seller has been trying to sell this since mid october:
http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=000079;p=36

Dedication, Medication, or Needed Sedation...all may be relevant. Whatever floats his boat... [Smile]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on November 16, 2016, 12:09 PM:

The thing that makes me laugh is that, this fit is so perfect, did this fellow, perhaps, cut the reel down so that it would be good for a 400ft release and keep the extra plastic?

At any rate, it made my day!

(sorry to "repost" something, I didn't see the other one).

Posted by William Olson (Member # 2083) on November 16, 2016, 12:18 PM:

I'm still trying to figure out what I'm looking at.

Posted by Tom Spielman (Member # 5352) on November 16, 2016, 01:59 PM:

William,

Somebody fashioned a larger reel by gluing a pair of extensions to it. They seemed to go to a lot of trouble to find a color that matched only to pick the ugliest kind of glue they could have used.

It also appears that the glue along the edge was the initial and unsuccessful attempt at joining the pieces. The sistered plastic strips were a later addition that used a clear adhesive, - or at least adhesive that was applied more carefully.

Was it fantastic cutting skills or just good luck that the pieces fit together so well? Or is possible they were intended to fit together but the original means of joining them was lost?

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on November 16, 2016, 06:20 PM:

What a bloody mess!

Why oh why not just buy the correct reel, fit for purpose????

Posted by David Hardy (Member # 4628) on November 24, 2016, 12:23 PM:

This hobby don't half attract some NUMPTIES !

A numpty is a Scottish word meaning Idiot or Stupid person.
Derived from the word ... Numbskull.
[Big Grin]

Posted by Mike Newell (Member # 23) on November 24, 2016, 05:43 PM:

I once convinced two Americans that the c word was a term of endearment in Ireland and that if they where ever to visit just shouting " Hey you wee **** any chance of a drink" to a barman would get a laugh and a wave because of their accents. I think by the time I had finished they believed it was the equivalent of Have a Nice day and nobody would ever take offence. I do occasionally have sleepless nights thinking they wouldn't really do that

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