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I talked to them and ordered a couple of aperture plates and a parts manual for
my Shinko 35mm Transportable Projector (a.k.a. A.V.E. 35mm Transportable
Projector).

Are the aperture places replaceable on this boy? Mine has the original flat rounded cornered one that makes me think I am watching old school flicks. Most of the prints I have are 1:85. My scope stuff is being cropped too. I dont really want to try and file the edges of the frame opening out.

Also, is there a way to get the film to move to the right just a bit? The spring loaded guide on the top of the gate has the spring on the rear side pushing the film guide toward you. Is this right? It was this way when I got it. Sometimes I can see the edge of the film to the right of the image. A certain 13 reel feature is the worst for this. Things appear on the right side constantly.

Please help, or should I give up and get a real projector? Remember! There is a space problem here!

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Let's see, the spring loaded guide rollers you are referring to are the "lateral guide rollers". I have never seen nor worked with a Holmes, but typically there is a tiny allan wrench screw you can loosen to shift this guide horizontally. Generally, there is a screw on the back side to "freeze" it from wandering off of alignment, and then there's the actual screw to move the roller side to side. Be careful, as if your Holmes has those little jewels on each end, you can easily lose it if you loosen the two screws more than a turn or two at a time. I recommend you work in a well lighted area on top of something like a lid to a banker's box, so if you lose it, it will just drop into the box and not on your carpet!

One more thing to remember. When you're finished, the soundtrack edge guide roller should be able to spin freely, but should not have ANY side to side movement to it. If you do, you will see the picture shaking from side to side as you watch your films. Adjust accordingly.

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