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Author Topic: 35mm Moviola Upright Maintaining Henry Titchen Film Handler Posts: 31 From: Singleton, NSW, Australia Registered: May 2005 posted 03-24-2006 03:07 AM                     Hi, I hope someone can help. I am looking for advice on how to maintain a 35mm Moviola upright editing machine. (Model UD-20-S). I'm keen to know where they need lubrication, how to oil, and what type of oil I should use. Are manuals available online? Thanks From, Henry.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-25-2006 11:59 AM                     They are a big pain in the ass to work on. Some have "oilers" on them and some are built with oilite bushings. All the 35m units I worked on were oilite and used the old style Simplex Standard starwheel and taper pin sprocket both of which are NLA. Perhaps John Eickoff has some of those left..... I can't remember if the cam was a simplex but a new pin might make a bad one good again. The movement was grease filled with black molybednium grease... something that particuluar Star Wheel was not designed to work in. Get yourself a good flat bed machine instead!! Mark  |  IP: Logged Henry Titchen Film Handler Posts: 31 From: Singleton, NSW, Australia Registered: May 2005 posted 03-27-2006 12:39 AM                     Hi Mark, Thanks for your reply. This Moviola has oilers (small spring loaded ball bearing type) scattered all over it. It is a 35mm machine. I suspect that a flat bed machine would be better but the upright is very compact and doesn't take up a lot of space. If I can find a manual I will be more confident about exposing the workings. Ebay might be the answer. Have you ever heard of anyone fitting an optical reader to one of these units? I'm tempted :-) It could use the same amplifier etc as the magnetic pickup... Henry.  |  IP: Logged

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