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Monte L Fullmer
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 03-11-2005 04:20 AM
Yeah, make you a "pizza board" (if your good with woodworking).
Get a sheet of 1/4" thick plywood, cut the thing down to 36x32 inches. Take a length of 2x4, cut it to the length of the 32 inches, then cut a circular cutout, with the circle going 2 inches into the width of the 2x4 in the middle to accept the curvature of the film wind. Then drywall screw this 2x4 at the 32 inch end of the plywood, and you have a "pizza board" print mover.
Beat's the hell out of using the clamps, for with the clamps, they love to cut the crap out of the surfaces of the aluminum deck surfaces. Whereas the boards won't do any scratching and gouging of the platter decks. And the print doesn't want to "flop" all over you when the clamps let go unexpectedly when the print is on the board.
-Monte
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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 03-11-2005 09:04 AM
If you have actual reel arms with spindles (as opposed to the "stick" things that just have rollers), why not just run the film off 6000' reels? You will likely need to get a Roundthane takeup belt and move some rollers out of the way, but that seems like the easiest method of doing what you want.
Another possibility would be to rewind the print from the platter onto a 6000' reel after the first show, then feed the print off the makeup table, through the projector, and take it up onto the platter in another house for the second show. It's easier done than said, but vertical makeup tables (such as the Christie model) can be used to feed the projector if positioned strategically. Be sure that roller alignment is maintained to avoid damaging the film.
I agree, though, that the cookie sheet method is the best, and moving the print without clamps/cookie sheet would probably work fine for something that short, assuming your platters take up tightly.
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