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Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 18, 2009, 05:08 AM:

First post in the forum, My names John and I live near Wigan. I first got the film bug way way back in the early 70s when I had a fasination with everything disney. I so wanted to make animated films and bought my first cine camera from greens in Bolton. I think it was a pathfinder auto Std 8 for £8 but soon upgraded to a quartz 5 bought from the same place for £35. I built my animation rostrum out of dexion and lit the art area with two 100w bulbs and started to make my own animated films using sheet after sheet of paper. Ive still got thoses films and after many years I would love to watch them again. I also have many reels of film with my perants and younger brother on and I need to get them transfered to DVD soon.
I have just bought (from ebay) a eumig 926 GL but it is in need of a bit of TLC, It does work but some of the slider controls are missing the knobs and he did say that it sometimes doesn't feed the film

270465538385

type that number in ebay and I think it will take you to the sellers page.

Anyway, I will have lots of Qs [Wink]

Just as a by the way, you can see my home cinema here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPblwQUzJRU

Its changed a bit since then, but only decorating wise. I am hoping to move the entrance from the back to the side at some point so I can accomadate a projector (CINE) to get a longer throw, so hence the many Qs I will have regarding conecting up to the amp system and also getting a wide screen picture from the eumig or any other suggested cine projector.
Anyway ,Iv'e waffled on a bit(SWMBO often says I do anyway)so thanks for accepting me into the dark art of film projection.
Regards.
John

Posted by Mark Williams (Member # 794) on October 18, 2009, 05:47 AM:

Good Morning John

Welcome to the forum!!

It's always great to have another fellow enthusiast join the forum.

I'm sure you will find plenty to interest here.

Cheers Mark W

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 18, 2009, 06:02 AM:

Morning Mark, enthusiast? maybe not yet [Smile]

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on October 18, 2009, 06:12 AM:

John, welcome.
The price you paid was not high for this model., but it does reflect the problems you face.
The difficulty in threading is often down to bad trimming and curl of the film; read the book carefully on this. The broken sliders are a different matter; the actual controls are no longer made. Bolex(Eumig) will repair them if you remove them yourself but the cost is enormous. I repaired mine myself using parts from other old controls, but it was not easy as access to them requires removing and replacing the amplifier board, which I would not recommend unless you know what you are doing.
The slipping take up is a common fault.
I suggest you search the Forum using Eumig G926 as keywords in various combinations; no doubt others will offer you specific advice,
Once one of these is working properly they are really brilliant machines and much sought after.
Adding a 'scope lens so you can screen 'Scope prints is relatively easy; there are many available, but again search the Forum for advice before you buy. And don't be afraid to ask questions. Good luck,
Martin

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 18, 2009, 06:14 AM:

Morning Mark, enthusiast? maybe not yet [Smile]

but when I get my teeth into something I usualy give it 100% hence why I TOTALY BUILT FROM GROUND UP AND CONVERTED THE SINGLE GARAGE INTO THE HOME CINEMA........oops caps left on, sorry.

The guy next door was going to pay someone to take down and take away the old garage, so I got it for nothing and rebuilt it in my back garden.

The demo and rebuild can be seen here
http://www.avforums.com/forums/home-cinema-diy/301612-garage-into-cinema-yip-another-one.html

I think you have to be registered to view the photos though

If anyone is thinking of doing the same I can offer plenty of advice.

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on October 18, 2009, 07:50 AM:

Cheers from America - What particulars are you collecting/selling/trading? - I'm strictly shorts (more or less), as many here will tell you - Shorty

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on October 18, 2009, 08:08 AM:

Welcome. Cool last name.

There's nothing like the taste of celluloid between your cheek and gum ...

Ehh, that's just me being commedian! I hope you find many a great bit O info on the ole forum!

Posted by Thomas Murin, Jr. (Member # 1745) on October 18, 2009, 09:30 AM:

Hello, John! I just joined recently myself and have found everyone on this forum to be very friendly and helpful.

Hope you enjoy your time here as much as I do!

Posted by John Almond (Member # 1782) on October 18, 2009, 10:24 AM:

"Cheers from America - What particulars are you collecting/selling/trading? - I'm strictly shorts (more or less), as many here will tell you - Shorty"

Not selling or trading as yet but might be buying soon

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