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Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on May 21, 2012, 01:55 AM:

I need one of these for my new projecotr but where do i get one ?
Thanks
Austin (:

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on May 21, 2012, 04:01 AM:

Austin
Is this what you are looking for?
http://www.tias.com/13486/PictPage/3923542269.html

Posted by Jim Schrader (Member # 9) on May 21, 2012, 01:08 PM:

Austin you can also find these here http://www.momentcatcherproductions.com/page6.html#adapters

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on May 21, 2012, 04:17 PM:

Austin,I think I know what you're looking for,it would be the very
sturdy plastic ferrule that was supplied with the Eumig proj.
It was very durable and having tried the other centres.I found them rather flimsy,so I opted to look for something resembling
the Eumig centre I had misplaced.I found it in a plumbers supply
store,it is actually a push fit straight fitting in white plastic used
in central heating,it is the plastic insert that is used for your centre
the hole is exactly the std 8mm size and just needs a small slot
put in the end to allow it to fit snugly on your spindle.By fitting
a rubber washer over the end,it stops the spool flying off,which
can happen with some of these plastic centres.I've made a couple of these and not only are they completely trustworthy
but they look good too.

Posted by Austin Holcomb (Member # 2507) on May 21, 2012, 04:25 PM:

How do you go about making one?

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on May 21, 2012, 04:30 PM:

It's already made Austin,all you need do is make a small slot
in the end with a hot iron or knife to allow the plastic insert which
is your sleeve to fit onto your std 8 spindle and thats it.

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