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Dominique De Bast
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It seems that Julio Castells, one of the last (or the last ?) manufacturer of metallic reels (in all gauges, hence this thread in the general section) is considering, due to the cine market situation, going out of this activity, not immediately but after one year or so. Julio manufactures super 8/9.5/16 mm reels from 60meters(200ft) to 800 meters (2.200ft) and up to 2.000 meters in 16 mm. He also manufactures cans and long play units (also 35 mm material). If you need reels (and/or cans) or think you may need some in a foreseen future, it's the good time to order them. Julio is in Spain, his e-mail is : taller@juliocastells.com

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Elyas Tesfaye
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Thanks for the heads up, Dominique [Smile] !!!

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Dominique De Bast
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Elyas, je sais que tu parles français (I know you speak French). Julio comprend mieux le français que l'anglais (Julio understands more french than English). Si tu as des bobines à acheter...(If you have reels to buy...) [Smile]

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David Ollerearnshaw
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Any prices? I do need some large reels super 8 (800m) and 16mm (2000m)

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Dominique De Bast
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Following the prices list I have, super 8 800 meters spools cost 25,50 € (+ 20 for the can if you need it) and 16 mm 2000 meters spools cost 92 € (it seems that cans are not available for that size).

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Andrew Woodcock
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Very useful information Dominique, thanks for that. [Smile]

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Clyde Miles
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68 pounds for a 16mm 2000 spool!!

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Andrew Woodcock
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I am more than happy to pay £21 for a quality 700m Super 8mm spool.

The ones sold by Wittners (360m 1200ft) BTW are around £100 each!

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David Ollerearnshaw
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That's 2000m not feet In feet its 6000+ A complete feature on one reel.

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Clyde Miles
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thanks david, my fault i should have read the post properly.

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David Ollerearnshaw
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Its a Catch 22 though with spooling up to large reels, you really have to want to watch the complete film.

All of my super 8 are on large reels. A few of my 16mm too. It does make the presentation seem more professional in my opinian.

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Andrew Woodcock
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Is there any other way David? [Big Grin] [Wink]

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Christian Bjorgen
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Do you know the price for 1200' Super 8 reels?

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Dominique De Bast
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Chistian, the price list I have says 16 € for 360 meters (super 8) and 14 € for the can.

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Elyas Tesfaye
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Salut Dominique,

oui, je parle bien Francais et merci encore pour l'information sur des bobines [Smile] !!!

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Dominique De Bast
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[Wink]

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Dominique De Bast
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I got a e-mail from a Belgian member who said that Julio will stop his activities earlier than expected, in a few months. Sadly it seems that larger spools are already no longer available :-(

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Dominique De Bast
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Due to an e-mail I've just received, the message I wrote here has been deleted until I get a confirmation of its content. Sorry about that.

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Dominique De Bast
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- posted January 20, 2016 02:52 PM      Profile for Dominique De Bast   Email Dominique De Bast   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
The bad new arrived today : Julio is definitly stopping his activity. He will be able to make new reels for a very short limited time but his machines will be destroyed soon so if you want to benefit from him, you can try by contacting him the soonest as possible. The sadest thing is that nobody could or had the will to save all the cine related material Julio has had for decades as his father started the activity. A part of the history of the cinema will be lost forever [Frown]

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Maurice Leakey
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Dominique
I assume from what you say that Julio does not have any stock, but only manufactures to order.

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Mathew James
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It is sad to see this, especially with the potential new super 8 wave on the horizon...I can see if it takes off, these reels will come back in high demand. The metal will be sad to see gone.
If this is the reality, is it possible that Van Eck could make a nice solid plastic reel with 3D printing and a reasonable cost I wonder? A proper model would not be too hard to create these days...and here are some example models http://www.yeggi.com/q/film+reel/?s=tx

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Raleigh M. Christopher
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J'aime le mot français pour "reel" - "bobine". C'est bon! [Smile]

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Maurice Leakey
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Reel is a measure of film length, the word you need is spool.

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Dominique De Bast
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Yes, Maurice, Julio manufactures on order. We don't make the difference in French between spool and reel, its's the same word :"bobine" that Raleigh likes :-) I will try not to repeat this mistake confusing both words.

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Raleigh M. Christopher
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I use the word reel for both. Here in the U.S. that is common. "Bobine" is where the English word "Bobbin" comes from.

The dictionary definition of "reel" is thus:

"reel
— noun

a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something."

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