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Randy Stankey
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From: Erie, Pennsylvania
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posted 11-03-1999 10:57 PM
Just put on a pair of gloves and clap your hands together a few times.... See all that dust in the air? That lint from the gloves gets on the film. (I.M.H.O.)However, I don't advocate that you shouldn't use gloves. Do what you think is best. If you don't think it's possible to handle the film by the edges and not get any fingerprints on the film, use gloves by all means. Even I have to be really careful not to get fingerprints on the film without them. Usually, I wear only one glove on my left hand. If I'm winding film off the left spindle of the rewind bench, that's the hand I touch the film with most often. My right hand is most often operating the controls or handling the reels, etc. Any film that I touch with the right hand is usually the part that gets cut off. (leaders or junk frames) If I have to touch the film on the right hand spindle, like when splicing reels together, I cross over with my left hand. Further, I use my right hand to put the splicing tape on the film and not wearing a glove on that hand keeps the tape from getting stuck to the glove and attracting lint under the splice. Well, that's the way I do it. It ain't pretty but it works for me. Heck! I only have to order gloves half as often that way! ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/wink.gif) One last thing... If you wear glove(s) you're less likely to get a friction burn or a film cut.
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John Pytlak
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posted 11-04-1999 07:07 AM
If you can find a supplier, nylon or polyester "film handler's gloves" don't generate dust or lint like the more commonly available cotton gloves. They also come in different sizes. If you have the discipline to handle the film by the edges only and not get fingerprints on the image area, bare hands are OK too. As noted, finding splices and nicked edges is easier without gloves to snag, and bare fingers give a much better "feel" of the film. But do wash your hands before handling film, and keep them dry and sweat-free. It's also important to keep the splicer and work surfaces absolutely clean, and try to keep film or leader off the floor or dirty surfaces.
------------------ John Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Professional Motion Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419 Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY 14650-1922 USA Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243
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John Walsh
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Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 11-04-1999 08:43 AM
I'm with most everybody; If you're careful, I don't think gloves are needed. But I can easily see where the definition of 'careful' will vary from person to person. One person will wash their hand before threading or making up- Another will honestly think that if they wipe their hands on their pants real hard, than that's enough to get the cheeseburger juice off.And since management can't tell who is who, they simply force gloves on everybody. Maybe you could explain to the other operators about the importance of keeping the film clean when making up, adding that if we aren't careful, we'll have to deal with gloves. Then ask management to give you, say, a month. After that, let management see the improvment.
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