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Topic: Horizontal Make-Up Tables
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Paul G. Thompson
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posted 06-16-2002 07:24 PM
For the benefit of those who use the horizontal make-up table, I sent some pictures to Brad about how I use it for make-up of previews, as well as using a "straight shot" for mounting and dismounting a print. Several pictures demonstrate the make-up of a complete preview change if it necessary to change them between shows. Usually, I make a whole batch. Please notice I wind them on the table's drive spindle with the Sound Track DOWN because the spindle rotates in the opposite direction. When that is accomplished, I simply remove the old previews from the movie. Then I take the new ones from the MUT, flip them on the platter with the sound track up, and splice them on to the head of the movie. If there is only one or two previews that have to be changed, the same method can be employed.However, there are two issues that the operator should be aware of. One is sometimes the diameter of the new previews may be bigger than what what was removed, but I have found a way to get around that. The other is some of the state-of-the-art platters that are electronically controlled may not like it, and might fall behind in feeding until the previews are expended on that particular showing. It might be necessary to help it along a little. The other pictures just show how I use a "straight shot" from the MUT to the platter without using any buffer clusters, springs, rollers, etc. One of those pictures has the appearance that the film is dragging on the platter, but that is a camera parallax error.
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Paul G. Thompson
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posted 06-17-2002 03:25 PM
Well, gentlemen, I keep the center platters in good working order at all times. Even if it is broken, you are hosed anyway if you are running a movie on that machine. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/smile.gif) Secondly, if the center platter does break, there are many other center platters to choose from in a multi-plex. Also, if projectionist plans correctly, having a center deck available to do the work with is not an issue. As a rule, during build-up and tear down nights, I keep the center platter open on as many machines as possible. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/wink.gif) Brad, the trailer reel was manufactured by Neumade. And, the reason why you see no rollers on the MUT is because I took them off and threw them away. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/biggrin.gif) Actually for the most part, hand spinning may not be necessary for most platters unless they are grossly out of adjustment. Potts, Film Systems, Strong International, Xetron, or Christie AW-3's. seem to handle it very well if they are somewhat in the ballpark as far as timing is concerned. Actually, the Christie AW-3 will probably handle it the best because the entire operating reference is not set by a variac like the other older style machines mentioned earlier. Peter, do you still have those "dogs?" I'll come down and pick them up so I can modify them with bigger tops to handle 2 each 6,000 foot reels. Then they are big enough to use as a work table, too. I have done that to two of them, and the projectionists love them. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/smile.gif)
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Paul G. Thompson
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From: Mount Vernon WA USA
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posted 06-17-2002 07:42 PM
Gerard, yes I do prefer the horizontal MUT's over the vertical. They can be used for practically everything related to building up prints and previews to tearing down. If a new installation happens and if I am "fresh out" of horizontal MUT's, I'll make one. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/smile.gif) By the way, Strong uses the horizontal MUT with their platters. I don't care for them because the table sits too low. The use of guidance rollers and other crap is necessary no matter what platter you build on. The other thing I don't like about it...It is just simply physically too small. There is hardly enough room to place a splicer on it. If that table is stripped of all the rollers, springs, and extra junk and then raised somehow to the correct height, the exact same things can be done with it as I am doing with the CFS MUT's. However, a special flange would have to be made to do the previews like I do. The the spindle is too high from the table top. Adam, the answer is yes and no. Yes to the fact that it is used more to build a show. But the belts only cost about a buck, and they should be changed when they show signs of wear anyway. No to the fact that the platter drives are mechanically disconnected by the levers while breaking down a print, and the platters are allowed to free wheel. While dis-mounting a print, "One hand on the throttle and one hand on the brake". Darron just mentioned the technique. Of course, some coordination is required. ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)
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Scott Norwood
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posted 06-17-2002 09:16 PM
Paul -- thanks for the tips and pictures. I've never seen/used a horizontal MUT before, but I do like the idea of being able to makeup/breakdown directly to the center deck without having to thread through a bunch of rollers.Having said that, I can't imagine using something like this in place of a standard rewind bench. Rewind benches serve many purposes and rewinding is only one of them--in a booth without a rewind bench, where do you keep stuff like pens, splicers, sync blocks, show schedules, walkie-talkies, spare film cores, split reels, etc? Ordinarily, all of these items can be found on, above, or below the bench. What do you use as a desk when leaving notes for the next day's operator? How do you inspect prints by running them through your fingers on a horizontal MUT, anyway? If I somehow got stuck in a booth without a proper rewind bench, I'd probably go insane. Actually, I'd probably just bring in a pair of handcrank rewinds and clamp them to a table.
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