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Ken Finch
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 543
From: Herne Bay, Kent. U.K.
Registered: Oct 2011
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posted August 23, 2015 12:52 PM
Dominique, I had one of these 9.5mm versions and sold it at a "Get Together" some years ago. The sripe was supplied by Supersound on a 3 inch reel. The cement was supplied in a tiny bottle with an eye dropper cap. The stripe can only be applied on the base side of acetate film. The film had to be completely clean and oil or lubricant free. The stripe base was also acetate or it would not join. I used it for a couple of my films but although it appeared to have worked, I found that after projecting the film a couple of times, and recording a sound track, it would start to peel off at splices so I gave up on it. The stripe was on the original edge of the film as introduced by Pathescope for the "Marignan" and Joinville projectors. The 16mm conversions use the opposite edge which has now become the standard!! The 8mm fraternity were better served as they could also use a gadget called a "Cut a Rut" which as its name implies cut a narrow groove for the stripe to lay in and avoided the "step" at the splices. There was a company called EVT Magnetics here in the U.K. who would stripe films at reasonable costs. We had the choice of "laminated" stripe as above or "Paste stripe" For us home movie makers, with many editing splices in our films, the latter seemed the most successful. This was of course before the days of tape splicers. Anyway Dominique, best of luck with your purchase, but do not try it with a film you value! Ken Finch.
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