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Posted by Jack Silverstein (Member # 5407) on May 26, 2016, 12:59 PM:

Hi, two of my recently acquired standard 8mm
films have been shaking when I show them on
my Bell & Howell 256, but they are fine when
I put them through my Revere 85. I went back
to the discussions on shaky images, in '04 and
'13, and went through seven wipe-passings with
Film Renew on each film. It did the job with
Laurel & Hardy's Flying Elephants, but no substantial
difference with L&H's Early to Bed. I could try
soaking the latter with Film Renew for several days,
but will first try Armorall Protectant Wipes. My
question for now is why such a difference in performance
between the two projectors?

Posted by Paul Suchy (Member # 80) on May 26, 2016, 04:54 PM:

Hi Jack, There are a great many projector experts on this forum (I am not one of them), but I can at least share the fact that if a film is fine on one projector, it's probably not the film. There may be an issue with the gate or claw mechanism on the projector that is shaking. Sit tight as I'm sure you'll get some advice from the people who have amazing knowledge on the subject. Welcome to the forum!

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on May 26, 2016, 05:54 PM:

This is typically called "Don Knots" syndrome. It goes away after a while. [Eek!]

Posted by Joseph Randall (Member # 4906) on May 30, 2016, 08:43 PM:

Don Knotts was THE SHAKIEST GUN IN THE WEST.
[Big Grin]

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