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Topic: AUTO 1600FT REELS/GS1200.

Andrew Wilson
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: dundonald,belfast,co.antrim,northern ireland.
Registered: Jan 2006

posted November 24, 2006 02:39 PM

Hi there,I would like to know if there is such a spool.I know that the spools would take about 75-80 minutes of super8 film.That's about 1500 feet,but the reels are called 1600ft.The spool i require
is for take up.Does any other member know where i could get one.Andy.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 24, 2006 05:17 PM

Andrew, they are called supaspools and were made in the UK. Made out of aluminium I found they tended to warp and then scrape against the spool arms of the GS1200....yuck.

I have some superb blue plastic spools which were sold in the US and I think they were made by Tayloreels. Superb and a I wish I could get more of them.

Yes your right none of them really hold a true 1600ft of film unless it's the thinner poly stocks.

Keep an eye on ebay and the dealers lists.

Kev.

[ November 25, 2006, 12:09 PM: Message edited by: Kevin Faulkner ]

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John Clancy
Phenomenal Film Handler

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posted November 25, 2006 04:17 AM

Dynareels weren't around long but they were the best I ever saw.

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Tony Milman
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From: United Kingdom
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posted November 25, 2006 11:35 AM

Andy

I have a few of these and might be able to find a half reasonable one. They do tend to go out of true and need a bit of tlc sometimes to bring round.

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Andrew Wilson
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: dundonald,belfast,co.antrim,northern ireland.
Registered: Jan 2006

posted November 25, 2006 02:03 PM

Thanks guys for the replies.Anyway Tony its a take up reel i am looking for;the supaspools ain't good for that job.Kevin you were right about that noise,its horrible.Tony if you do find a reel i'm after how much will you want for it?.Andy.
p.s it fits the Elmo 1200 models.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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From: Essex UK
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posted November 26, 2006 05:26 AM

Andy, If it's an Auto take-up 1600ft your after I dont think any were made by anyone. All the 1600ft 8mm spools I have ever seen are the manual type.

Kev.

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David Ahrens
Junior
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From: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Registered: Nov 2006

posted November 26, 2006 05:48 AM

Johns right I managed to get one Dynareel before they disapeared and they were far superior to any other reel available.

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Andrew Wilson
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: dundonald,belfast,co.antrim,northern ireland.
Registered: Jan 2006

posted November 26, 2006 06:48 AM

OKAY,so 1600ft take up spools ain't availble.The promblem i am having is with LITTLE MERMAID.It fits the supspool;but after therading the upper loop is lost.The take up reel is also a supspool.I stop the machine and have to put the leader into the small slot.On projecting that's when the upper loop is lost.I'm i doing something wrong.I would like to know how other fellow members
got around this problem?.Cheers Andy.

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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From: Essex UK
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posted November 27, 2006 12:43 AM

Not normally a problem. I dont loose the loop on my GS if I use the supaspools. Is that front spool free running ok? there shouldnt be so much back tensions that you loose the loop.

Kev.

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Kevin Clark
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Bapchild, Kent, UK
Registered: May 2004

posted November 27, 2006 02:55 AM

I had a similar problem once with a ST1200HD where the fixing screw in the centre of the top sprocket gear was just a bit loose - as you tend to start the reel turning manually when feeding the leader into the machine it was OK with autothreading, but when restarted the drag weight of a fully loaded 1600ft Supaspool was enough to cause the sprocket to slip & lose the top loop. As with your machine Andy my ST1200HD was fine when using smaller reels of film so it is well worth checking the screw is tight first.
Kevin

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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posted November 27, 2006 03:44 AM

Yes Kevin, good point. I had forgotten about that possibility.

Kev.

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Dave Cragg
Expert Film Handler

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From: Merseyside, Great Britain
Registered: Jun 2005

posted November 27, 2006 05:25 PM

Can't help with the spool I'm afraid.
Out of interest, just wondered which projector had the largest official spool capacity and how big was it?

Dave

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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posted November 28, 2006 02:08 AM

I suppose these were Fumeo and Beaulieu with 2400ft capacity spools.

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