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Author Topic: Rangertone projectors Jay Schwartz Film Handler Posts: 4 From: Philadelphia, PA/Philadelphia, USA Registered: Mar 2016 posted 05-16-2016 12:22 PM                     I have a pair of Rangertone portable 35mm projectors. Does anyone have a manual for them? Or, ideas on what would make good stands for them? The projectors weigh about 80 pounds each, and the ORC 1000 lamphouses weigh about the same each, so stand would need to support 160 pounds. The previous owner used a table, but I'd like to get them higher than a table, to get over the audience's heads better.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-16-2016 06:33 PM                     You'll have to hire a welder and build! Wouldn't be the first time. Mark  |  IP: Logged Jay Schwartz Film Handler Posts: 4 From: Philadelphia, PA/Philadelphia, USA Registered: Mar 2016 posted 05-16-2016 07:29 PM                     Well, I want the stands to be portable. I was thinking of trying some old Simplex SP stands...which I may or may not be able to buy.  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 05-16-2016 07:33 PM                     ....or Rexroth or equal aluminum extrusions and fasteners. Edsal (Grainger or Ebay) 14 guage "metal lumber" and 3/8 fasteners.  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 05-16-2016 07:39 PM                       Kelmar makes a base. Very flexible to use.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-17-2016 03:34 AM                     Yea, I used lots of both kinds of the Kelmar bases for NC-900's. It's also very inexpensive. Mark  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-17-2016 08:46 AM                     Which model rangertone they re branded several (the ones I have were a FP20 in a MTM dubber chassis many people use unistrut to make bases  |  IP: Logged Jay Schwartz Film Handler Posts: 4 From: Philadelphia, PA/Philadelphia, USA Registered: Mar 2016 posted 05-17-2016 08:47 AM                     What Kelmar bases do you speak of? Looking at their current catalogs, I see only video projector stands...and they are not inexpensive.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-17-2016 09:47 AM                     Well, they are inexpensive if you compare to other brands of video bases. Some of the EPRAD bases are 2k plus per base. George Zazoli still around and he used to own MTM, I believe he is retired now though. Try searching Facebook and if you can track him down he might offer some insight on the bases he used to supply for those projectors. Mark  |  IP: Logged Jay Schwartz Film Handler Posts: 4 From: Philadelphia, PA/Philadelphia, USA Registered: Mar 2016 posted 05-17-2016 12:32 PM                     As for which model Rangertones, I have, I'll need to look. or better yet take photos. They are not with me now. The machines do include a long aluminum bed that holds both the projector and ORC 1000 lamphouse, with large screw in carry handles. They are like 1" round dowels made of aluminum with threaded ends, and project horizontally from near each corner. So if I could figure out how to attach this bed to adjustable legs, that could serve as the base.  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 05-17-2016 04:16 PM                     Your Rangertone are probably the Japanese Shinkyo projectors. In the 1970's Rangertone was packaging a "theater" kit with welded steel tables with the projector and ORC lamphouses.  |  IP: Logged

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