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Topic: Neumade Split Reel Defect?
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Randy Stankey
Film God
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Posts: 6539
From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-18-2005 10:22 AM
Daryl,
I would call or write them a letter and ask for an exchange. They should pay the shipping but, if you can't convince them to pay shipping both ways they should at least go "halvsies" with you. (You pay shipping to the factory. They pay return shipping.)
I know you only stood the reels on the table just to take the picutre but I have lost my patience with people who stand reels edgewise on the table top or lean them against the wall.
I have seen too many reels that have rolled off the table, fallen on the floor and become bent, or worse, a full reel of film leaning up against a wall. The weight of the film on the reel bends the flanges around the film, making it impossible to unreel without film hitting the edge.
I get very little money to buy reels and stuff like that. The college I work for is a 501c-3/Non-Profit Inst. I mostly scrounge for stuff like that. I go to other (commercial) theaters and beg for stuff they don't use or are going to toss out in exchange for a donation receipt to a non-profit inst.
The reels I have are like gold to me. Standing them on edge and bending the flanges is almost like a crime to me. I'm constantly having to scold people about leaving reels standing on end. Either lay them flat on the table, hang them on a hook/spindle or put them into a film rack.
I have built some film racks out of lumber from the scene shop. They do a nice job of keeping film reels organized and preventing them from getting damaged. It'd be nice if I could get a couple of REAL film racks, though!
PS: It's getting close to the end of the fiscal year, doncha' know! If there's anybody out there who wants to take a few bucks off their taxes, I know where there is a nice non-profit school that'll write you a nice letter acknowledging the value of your donation.
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