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Author Topic: Hortsen Oil Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2003 01:15 PM                        Anyone know what type of oil to use with a Hortsen P60? Ours is about 20 years old and has never had the oil changed. We only use it about twice a year, so nothing tragic.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2003 02:27 PM                     SAE40 non detergent or basically soundhead oil  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2003 02:59 PM                     "We only use it about twice a year, so nothing tragic." Martin, I hope you've changed the oil in the last several cars you've owned!! Mark  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 02-28-2003 03:39 PM                     Hey, almost 4 years after registration you made your first post!!! Congratulations and welcome aboard. By the way, things have changed a little bit since you were registered. You need to click on "my profile" and type in your city/state/country into the location field. This is a requirement for active members. Thanks.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-28-2003 04:20 PM                        >Martin, I hope you've changed the oil in the last several cars you've owned!! Mark< If only my past cars had as few miles as the Hortsen >Hey, almost 4 years after registration you made your first post!!! Congratulations and welcome aboard. [Smile] Ummm, I got distracted.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 04-27-2004 04:59 PM                 It has been 424 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Larry Shaw Expert Film Handler Posts: 238 From: Boston, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-27-2004 04:59 PM                        Hey Gord, In this thread you say the Hortson used SAE40 ND, but in another thread "oil for the Simplex XL circa 1949" on 01-22-2000 you posted a "cheat sheet" saying SAE 30. Which is the closest? Or doesn't it matter?  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-28-2004 09:16 AM                     I have two cans here that were tested by imperial oil one came with the normandie machine and it was straight sae 40 The can that had come with a type G was 30 I doubt they really care what is in them other than they leak like a seive when it is two light and on a cold day they are slow to start if heavy  |  IP: Logged Larry Shaw Expert Film Handler Posts: 238 From: Boston, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-28-2004 03:34 PM                        Thanks Gordon. I have a number of Hortsons in bits and have no motivation to put them back together. They're one of the projectors I just don't particularly care for. Larry  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-28-2004 08:53 PM                     We have several Hortsons still in use and they are reliable workhorses  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 04-28-2004 09:05 PM                     I installed a rebuilt Horston on a custom drive plate to replace a Kodak Pageant with xenon + loop cabinet for a show at Seaworld/ Orlando in the early 1970's.....the Pageant broke down daily...the Horston ran for three years.  |  IP: Logged Larry Shaw Expert Film Handler Posts: 238 From: Boston, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-29-2004 11:23 AM                        Richard, Absoloutely no argument.....a Hortson beats a Pageant! Gordon, We used to service a bunch of porn joints that ran 'em 24/7 and they kept on running. Sort of like a Pro35 or V4 I guess. Does it grind away for a long while? Y Is the image and sound quality really good? N. Would I ever consider it a "favorite" or "best" machine? N. But compared to Bauer, Eastman, Zeiss/Prevost and (of course) Philips/Kinoton, the Hortsons leave me uninspired.  |  IP: Logged

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