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Topic: Goldberg platter reel use questions
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Rick Long Jr
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Posts: 211
From: Toronto, Canada
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 03-02-2003 08:26 PM
They've used these things at the Toronto International film festival for the last few years. If they are the same, look at the centre ring that the flanges attach to. Somewhere around it, you should notice what looks like a slot screw. If you turn it with a screwdriver, it will expose itself at the other end as a pin that can be used to engage in the holes on the deck you would normally put the takeup ring. There is no pin for the other side, but there is a hole you can insert something to secure it. I've seen nails or a small screwdriver works fine as well. The idea is to leave the flange attached and lay it on the deck. After the show, simply put the top flange back on with the spindle adapter. The pin then gets turned back up and engages a hole on the top flange, locking both in place. I have only seen them in use with strong platters, and for the most part, they work fine. No clearance problems when taking up or paying out, but watch out for the black circular sticky pads on the outside of the flanges. They can come off while your'e centering the print and get stuck on the film underneath. You don't see it until after it has jammed up the centrepiece. I haven'e seen them in use with any other platters other than strongs, and not all takeup rings are the same diameter. But, I doubt they were designed to work only with Strongs/Potts.
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