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Michael Wright
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 184
From: Chorley, Lancashire, England
Registered: Dec 2008

posted December 29, 2008 04:10 AM

Hi has anyone any experience of the Agfa cement or tape slicers?MIKE

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John Whittle
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 791
From: Northridge, CA USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted December 29, 2008 01:06 PM

I have the Agfa cement splicers, the type that bevels each edge of the film. Last I used them, many years ago, I thought it was a great idea since it would remove the stripe and made a "flatter" splice. I found that the splices weren't very durable. With the added stress going through the sound head of my Fairchild Sound 8 projector, the splices would often fall apart.

The B&H/Triad/M-H 8-16 hot splicer makes a much better splice but at a considerably higher cost.

John

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Graham Ritchie
Film God

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From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted December 29, 2008 10:00 PM

The Agfa F8S automatic is a really good tape splicer it will cut and join your film in seconds, had one since the 70s however the tape does roll over your balance track which makes it more suitable for Mono than stereo, it makes a good splice though that will last forever. The tape is Agfa type 0813 also the Hama 3756 works as well.

Graham.

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