8mm Forum: How do you splice 9.5mm pathe film?

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Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on October 17, 2012, 01:11 PM:

I saw a Pathe projector on Ebay that came with films. It said some need splicing repairs. I was just curious to how any of you are doing this

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on October 17, 2012, 04:03 PM:

Morning from New Zealand,
I am lucky to have a 9.5mm film splicer, i use that the same as a 8mm&16mm splicer unit, obviously the different types of splicers have different hole spacers etc.I used to only use cement but came across some 9.5s that wouldn't stay joined with cement,now I use the same splicer but now I use tape to join with good results.It took me a few goes to realise the sprocket holes must be the exact right space between them or my Specto wouldn't like the joins and lose the loop
[Roll Eyes]

I love the simplicity of this old format and enjoy collecting 9.5mm aswell as the other formats [Smile]

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on October 19, 2012, 12:08 AM:

I thought the 9.5 projectors only played film in cartidges...Is that true?

Posted by Dino Everette (Member # 1378) on October 19, 2012, 12:35 AM:

Janice there are many, many projectors for 9.5 and just like other gauges, there are variations in the size of reels they take...Old Baby projector were designed for the 30ft and 60ft cartridges unless you added extension arms, where as the Specto's and some other will take up to 1000ft arms...It is just like an old Revere taking only 300ft reels or a Eumig that takes 600 footers..

As for splicing the films I now have a 9.5 guillotine splicer but for years I used a razor blade, and 16mm tape and had to cut the sprocket holes out of every splice, which is what I still have to do for 28mm films..

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on October 19, 2012, 02:41 AM:

Thats true, i have a Specto 9.5mm projector and have bought a few films in the tins, i just unwind them from the cartridges onto a normal reel.Easy as that....

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on October 19, 2012, 03:04 AM:

Janice. Look for a Specto 500 9.5mm projector. They are very kind to film, good light output and will take larger reels as well. The early models were black in color but the 500 model was sort of a light grey. Superb machine and made in England. YAY! The Specto 500 model also came as a dual gauge machine showing 9.5mm and 16mm as well which is handy. Sometimes these are sold missing some of the interchangable parts so make sure both gate plates are present and also the two sets of spool hubs.

Posted by John Davis (Member # 1184) on October 19, 2012, 07:22 AM:

Hi Janice,
I use cement splices and use a French Marguet splicer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevp/3394649043/in/pool-1049447@N20%7Ckevp

and I've found these to be terrific (I use them for my standard 8 films too)

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on October 19, 2012, 06:58 PM:

I use the Marguet splicer aswell......it's a good splicer.... [Smile]

Aswell as using the splicer with cement I also use it for tape splicing [Smile]

Posted by Luigi Castellitto (Member # 3759) on June 08, 2013, 05:58 PM:

Hi Clinton,
I am interested in this Marguet tri-film splicer, for use with 8mm and 9.5mm. So you confirm that is good? But it is also guillotine?

[ June 08, 2013, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: Luigi Castellitto ]

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on June 08, 2013, 11:03 PM:

Hi Luigi,i am pleased with it and the results are great.It has a cutter like all other film guage splicers.

Posted by Luigi Castellitto (Member # 3759) on June 09, 2013, 07:38 AM:

Thanks Clinton, I think I get it!

...and about 9.5mm projectors. The recommended Specto 500 is fine for incoming movies that would turn with a Pathè National II (which is to get me)? Do you need any special accessory?

Posted by Ken Finch (Member # 2768) on June 21, 2013, 12:58 PM:

My favourite cement splicer is the Tri gauge Marguet for 9.5mm films. I also have a Muray which gives a thinner overlap which also works quite well. I tend to use the CIR 9.5mm tape splicer mostly these days for repairing damaged films and for joining multi reeled films onto larger spools as fewer frames are lost. Ken Finch.

Posted by John Davis (Member # 1184) on June 23, 2013, 07:35 AM:

I'll second Ken's Marguet recommendation. I recently bought a back-up one boxed from an antique shop for £8 and I suspect it had never been used

Posted by Luigi Castellitto (Member # 3759) on June 23, 2013, 11:36 AM:

I recently took both the Tri-Marguet film that Muray, good to hear you say this!

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