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Author Topic: Newtaper #2080 Blade Replacement Mark Farr-Nash Film Handler Posts: 40 From: Vernon, TX, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 05-02-2007 12:39 PM                        Hey folks, I'm working with a Neutaper splicer that was part of this theater set-up. When I got it, the screw holding the back razor plate in place was broken off. I got a new plate, new screws, new blade holder (the small retangular piece), and new blades. My questions are this: Do I adjust the blades, or the L-shaped bracket plate, to get the close trim on the tape? Screwing everything in flush, by the way, doesn't allow the blades to slide down and cut the tape. Do the blades need to go in facing a certain way, or at a particular angle? Finally, I have a few of these pieces scrounged from an identical non-working splicer. Are the L-shaped brackets interchangeable (front to back, and vice versa)? Still trying to get caught up, Mark  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-02-2007 11:52 PM                     Hi, Mark. You might find it handy to consult the Neutaper PDF manual. Adjusting the blade-to-edge-of-film distance is an annoyingly painful adjustment. You need to take the handle off to adjust the screws that I believe are numbered (6) on the diagram (I think this is what you mean by the L-shaped bracket plate). Generally I find the best strategy is to loosen both screws that set the blade position, adjust one side only of the blade so it is about right, and then tighten one screw. Turn the other screw to almost-tight and then tap the blade assembly to pivot around the first (tight) screw until you have it correct (testing as you go). If necessary, secure the second screw, loosen the first screw a little, and repeat the pivoting process. I've never been sure about the blade angle issue. --jhawk  |  IP: Logged Mark Farr-Nash Film Handler Posts: 40 From: Vernon, TX, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 05-03-2007 03:38 PM                        The pivot maneuver worked great! Thank you! Mark  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-04-2007 12:28 PM                     Kill whoever it was that took that splicer apart! My number one pet peave is people who take splicers apart after being told not to!  |  IP: Logged

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