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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted June 03, 2014 06:39 PM

I recently purchased a set of 16mm rewinds to convert to super 8mm. The first thing I did was with my Dremil grind the square spindles until they were round. Then I glued reel adapters to the spindles. When I put a reel on i use another adapter on the outside which makes up the space from the length of the spindle. Further, it allows the reel lock to fit between the slot in the adapter keeping the reel from falling off. Because of the ratio of the gears I can rewind a 1200' reel in about 30 seconds! Faster than any projector. Check out the photos.

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Roger Shunk
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Nov 2011

posted June 04, 2014 08:40 AM

Yeah Pat,
That's pretty cool and very ingenious! You are a lot smarter than you look. [Big Grin]

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted June 04, 2014 03:00 PM

Thanks Roger! I think? [Confused]

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Roger Shunk
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Nov 2011

posted June 04, 2014 04:25 PM

I was kidding Pat it was meant as a complement! [Smile]

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Paul Thrussell
Junior
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From: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Registered: Apr 2014

posted June 06, 2014 05:07 PM

That's pretty ingenious! You can get metal adapters but the ones I've seen were quite expensive as they were custom made. A little bit of handiwork and you've got something just as good for almost free! [Smile]

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted June 06, 2014 05:53 PM

I like it Pat. There's a lot to be said for thinking out of the box [Smile]

... love your ingenuity!

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Janice

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Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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