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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Savage, MN, USA
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posted June 29, 2011 07:55 PM

what do these do? it is the spinning knob tha tis the same level as the lens.

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

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posted June 29, 2011 08:41 PM

HI Jim

Doesn't that pull out to adjust the level of the projector [Confused]

PatD

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Savage, MN, USA
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posted June 30, 2011 09:00 AM

nope this is on the same level as the lens here is a picture circled in red it spins with the machine while its running.

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Bart Smith
Expert Film Handler

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From: Hackney, London
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posted June 30, 2011 09:03 AM

It's an inching knob.

If you spin it clockwise it will advance the film frame by frame, anticlockwise it will go back a frame.

One complete revolution = 1 frame advance.

Motor off, needless to say!

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted June 30, 2011 09:13 AM

Bart beat me to it. The inching knob is used to manually advance the film, which is always good for syncing those Americom films where you need to start with the "dot" frame in the gate. Also good for retracting the pull down claw while cleaning.

Doug

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Bart Smith
Expert Film Handler

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From: Hackney, London
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posted June 30, 2011 09:18 AM

IIRC there are some Eumigs (the ones where you swap the Super/Standard 8 gate??) where the inching knob is marked with a red dot that you have to align correctly if you want to swap them over so that you don't snap off the claw teeth. In the red dot position the teeth are drawn back into the projector.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
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posted June 30, 2011 09:21 AM

That is true, and as much as I like the Eumig 800 series this is my major gripe with them: the chance to reduce a perfectly good machine to a boat anchor by making just one mistake!

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Jim Schrader
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From: Savage, MN, USA
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posted June 30, 2011 09:26 AM

wow quick replies thanks

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