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Author Topic: Unique use for CIRO splicer Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2003 12:05 AM                     This poor old CIRO was seen today while on a service call in notrhern Utah. Finally, a good use for one of these splicers! M ark  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-17-2003 02:49 AM                        Looks like the splicer is being used for what is was designed for. Even still, I bet other objects could do an even better job. That poor splicer.... it can't do anything well.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-17-2003 03:14 AM                       Mark, the title of your post must have telegraphed the punchline to me! Haha. As I clicked, I thought "a doorstop?", and then the picture appeared! Or else, everyone has bad memories about these things.  |  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 01-17-2003 03:26 AM                        That's not the intended use  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-17-2003 05:28 AM                     Here's another good use for CIR splicers: Mount the base on the wall and stick a roll of toilet paper on the handle for a designer toilet paper dispenser.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-17-2003 08:46 AM                     I would never treat my great CIRO splicer in such a manner.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2003 09:21 AM                     Ahhh, I thought this would start off another great Ciro vs. Neumade splicer fued! Mark  |  IP: Logged Pete Naples Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1565 From: Dunfermline, Scotland Registered: Feb 2001 posted 01-17-2003 10:38 AM                     It really is time this was put to bed. It's getting rather tedious reading the same lines again and again. The CIRO is a knock off of the CIR splicer, and as such is not especially good. There is nothing particularly wrong with the CIR unit, nor is there with the Neumade. I've used both and had good results from them, each has it's good and bad points. I can't believe anyone got decent splices from the Strong thing, all the examples I've seen haev a fundamental flaw; they don't cut the tape close enough to the edge of the film, causing joins to be thrown off deeply flanged rollers, like on a Dolby Cat701. The theatre that had those up here replaced them with CIR splicers and the problem of film coming off the Cat701's went away. They now use the originally supplied Strong splicers for door stops! I guess the bottom line is that we all have our preferred pieces of kit, and we are all different. It would be a pretty mundane world if that was not true.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-17-2003 03:08 PM                     The Strong splicer I was sent made very good splices, unlike the one Philippe Laude purchased (that was just reviewed on the site). My only main beef with it was that the registration pins were right next to the punches, which makes it difficult to properly lay down the splicing tape for good corner adhesion. But then again, the CIR models are like that too. At least I've seen the Strong make good splices though. Never seen a CIR made splice worth a flip. (Pete, this is one that will never stop as most people are pretty dead set on one design or the other. Just enjoy reading for humor value. )  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2003 08:33 PM                     Indeed Pete, this is all meant only for humor...like the running jokes here about platters vs. reel to reel, and which platter system is best.......... These debates wiil go on forever! Mark @ CLACO www.clacoequipment.com  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-18-2003 09:01 AM                     Clearly Mark just made a typo whereas Reel-to-reel is the proven best by a century of test! Steve  |  IP: Logged

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