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Author Topic: Media Cleaner Rewind. Thomas Dieter Expert Film Handler Posts: 234 From: Yakima, WA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 01-30-2006 12:02 AM                     I wanted to know if anyone here has come up with the same idea as one of my fellow employees. He has taken a cordless power drill, a drill bit adaptor, and a rewind key and put them all together. Effectively allowing him to rewind the media pads in about 20 seconds or less. Is there a problem with this, or was this a good idea?  |  IP: Logged Donny Miner Film Handler Posts: 10 From: Fortuna CA, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 01-30-2006 12:20 AM                        Sounds like a good idea... But it might be too xtreme for such a purpose. It should only take a few seconds by hand anyways. Are you splitting the pads in half before loading? We only use the full pads to clean long prints like King Kong and such. -DoNnY  |  IP: Logged Thomas Dieter Expert Film Handler Posts: 234 From: Yakima, WA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 01-30-2006 12:51 AM                     Having not been in the booth for almost a month now, I haven't cut them. Only time I've been in it is when I walked in there and thread the movie before the projectionist does. I just got back from Marietta, GA earlier last week.  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 01-30-2006 12:57 AM                        Works for me. I've been rewinding them like that for a couple of years. Sure saves my fingers.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 01-30-2006 02:44 AM                     I used to put the 1/2" spindle on the Kelmar bench, but a bit of masking tape around the spindle to help cinch up the plastic sleeves and goto town rewinding the media.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-30-2006 12:12 PM                     The only problem I see is if the media isn't loaded perfectly straight to begin with it'll rewind crooked. Winding it straight then would be more difficult with a drill. Depending on your film cleaner you can cut your pads to be the most efficient. With ours we can cut them into thirds for any movie up to about 8 reels. After that it's halves. Unfortunately I'm the only one that does that though so lately we've been just using the big ones and rewinding every 3-4 shows.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-30-2006 12:53 PM                     quote: Dominic Espinosa lately we've been just using the big ones and rewinding every 3-4 shows. FYI this practice DOES waste media and FilmGuard, ya know.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-31-2006 01:04 PM                     quote: Brad Miller FYI this practice DOES waste media and FilmGuard, ya know I am aware. I cringe every time I load those full rolls. Unfortunately I just don't have the time to cut them myself and it's easier to leave it undone than to hear my assitants cry about having to do such a boring task.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-31-2006 02:50 PM                     Oh WAH! What a horrible task. You know we used to sell the rolls in a "one pass" length, but everyone whined about that too, so now we pack more onto the cores than any other media manufacturer. It's great if you do indeed cut them in half (or thirds, or fourths). Don't forget to save those cores and recycle them for more.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 02-01-2006 03:10 AM                     Oh, you have no idea. Whaa I have to clean projectors! Whaa I have to mop the floor! Whaa I have to clean the screens! At any rate a few boxes of cores should be coming your way soon, Brad.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 02-01-2006 05:49 PM                        They, or their boss, should be saying, "Whaa I have to find a new job!"  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 02-02-2006 12:27 PM                     Daryl, you are right however I'm sure I don't have to explain how awful theater politics can be. Taking the problem child down can result in a backlash in management that could very well come back to bite you in the butt.  |  IP: Logged

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