Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted February 03, 2010 06:59 PM
Doug,
I too received a film with three staples in a row parallel inline with the film. They were in the head leader. Yikes!!! I found them before they went through he projector.
I use Film Guard too! It is amazing that some collectors used WD 40 and even Armorall. They have told me they have used these products for years with no repercussions.
posted February 03, 2010 07:17 PM
Well, since where on the subject of staples...
I was showing the 200' silent print of Tarzan's 'Savage Fury' that I had obtained in a collection and at the very end of the reel the previous owner had folded the end of the film and stapled it in order to keep it in the reel I guess...I was luckly right beside the projector and saw it coming (I actually knew it was there!) and I grabbed the end of the film just before it went into the gate and stopped the projector cold but it took me a few seconds to shut the motor off and the thing (a Bell & Howell 346) has run kinda slow ever since. I have replaced the belt on it and it's better but I don't think it's quite right. I think jamming it up like that screwed it up. But I saved the gate!
To get back on topic... I can't wait to become a Jedi Master Film Handler