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Author Topic: Anyone "made" a platter reel? Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 04-12-2007 03:00 PM                     Since I know it won't be in our budget to buy one of the goldberg platter reels, and the fact that they're pretty much the equivalent of 2 "donuts"/"pizza boards" attached together, I was thinking of making one of these out of the same type of particle board that we got our boards made of. Essentially, my idea is to make 2 pizza boards. One with extra mounting holes for putting in an attachment for a spindle core. And both of them with extra holes to send a metal rod through to connect the 2 boards(probably with a screw attachment at the end to secure them together). Problem for me, though, is I lack the tools to do it. Though I imagine there are plenty of places that can cut circular boards (the remaining holes can be easily drilled). The only hard part will be trying to make the spindle attachment. Probably just buying a core and attaching it to the thing that gets secured. Pros: Probably a lot cheaper than the goldberg. As far as I've seen, the particle board we use scratches platters less than metal. Cons: Building the crap. If you've got any suggestions, comments, whatever, feel free. edit: Fixed spelling. I fail [ 04-12-2007, 06:59 PM: Message edited by: Chris Slycord ]  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-12-2007 06:33 PM                     if you're gonna make a contraption like that, use a 4 ft square sheet of plywood, lathe it out to 4ft dia round and with thickness of 3/16" with the one side already finished - or even formica covered. But, making pizza boards is tons easier to do, for I've made a good wad of them. You can email me for directions on that if desired.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 04-12-2007 06:49 PM                     We already have pizza boards that do just fine for that. But I really like the idea of being able to build up just at the rewind bench and be done with it.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 04-15-2007 03:20 AM                     I'm a little worried that my idea is essentially not doable. I think if I made one of these out of plywood it would end up being too heavy for our rewind bench. Might see if I can get a hole of Joe and see what he thinks since he reviewed the same rewind bench we've got.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-15-2007 03:39 AM                     (you could goto a metal shop and see if they have large sheets of aluminum and have them fabricate what you need for you..might cost a bit, but it's worth the try ....) If you have a Kelmar bench, those spindles, using the 1/2" spindles, can easily hold the weight and the diameter of 36 inches. But, if you have a Neumade PRT-Ultra bench, then I might have some worries on weight and clearance..  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 04-15-2007 03:48 AM                     We've got a kelmar. Yeah, I'm almost certain it wouldn't handle on the 5/16 in spindle. And even though it could handle the weight, I'd be extremely annoyed if I went through the effort of finishing the thing only to find the motor burn out. Yeah I could check with a metal working shop.  |  IP: Logged

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