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I have around 400-500ft of 16mm silent film on a bobbin which has splices every few feet, they are tape splices and have completely dried up so as i unroll the film they just fall off.What would be the best way of repairing it ?. I just have a basic cement splicer and i think it would take many hours with that.
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If it is an acetate film, the cement is your best option. I have films decades old with cement splices that are still sound. If it is polyester film you will have to use tape. You are lucky the splices dried up and fell off. I was digitizing some old 8mm films that had tape splices that turned to a goo and shrank. It was a pain to clean and repair.
I have seen other folks reported that super glue worked with polyester film, but I have never tried it myself. -
Jason
If you haven't got a tape splicer you could use Kodak Presstapes. But they are not cheap, so it may be better to use your cement splicer.
Either way it's going to take you a long time. 😡
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I have a hollywood stainless steel splicer for 8 and 16mm tapes that I would like to rehome. Any ideas where it might be needed?Comment
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here are some pics of the splicerComment
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Jim
It is a cement splicer, you can clearly see the fold over emulsion scraper.Comment
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Maurice, is it anything anyone might want?Comment
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Jim
Most unlikely.
It handles 16mm and standard (regular) 8 but not Super 8. Also, many modern emulsions cannot be joined using cement.
However, it could be used to align the Kodak Presstapes in 16mm and 8mm. These are pre-perforated and have adhesive backing. But, they are very expensive.
The splicer, of course, cannot be used with adhesive tape which is not perforated such as used in the CIR models which cut and perforate in one movement.Comment
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thanks, I will dispose of it.....Comment
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