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Topic: Splicer at Ebay-should I bid?
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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 01-25-2001 04:33 AM
I've never seen anything like this, either. Very strange. As someone else mentioned, make sure it's not a microfilm version (I know someone who got a 16mm Ciro splicer that's really the microfilm version...he'd _love_ to trade it for the motion-picture version).I got a Neumade splicer which appeared to be in good condition last week on Ebay for about $138, which is a steal and not much more than I paid for the Ciro that I've been using (and will probably sell soon). There are some good deals out there (yes, even on Ebay) if you're patient). For historical interest/paperweight use, there are better and cheaper choices, most notably the Griswold cement splicers which are totally useless with ESTAR-base film and which usually sell for $0-10 in junk sales, etc. and can often be found in attics of old theatres. Don't pay too much for these. The Maier-Hancock 16/35 "hot splicer" (basically a fancy cement splicer) is still useful for cutting camera negative material and still expensive ($200+). I've been in the market for one of these for a while, but have never seen one go "cheaply." Perhaps more interesting is this 1950s-vintage Bell and Howell foot-operated hot splicer. I don't know the history of this, but it certainly looks cool. 
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It appears to perhaps use a "hot melt" adhesive (the roll of white material) to make the splice. Since whatever is in that roll is used to make the splices, I wonder if you can still buy new material. 
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