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Author Topic: Century SA Gate Lateral Guide Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-13-2002 10:28 PM                     I never seem to get that thing set up "just right". Seems as though the runner shoe either hangs up on the flange or it schreads the film a little. Looking through the SA manual, it cites a special gauge that should be used. The "JJ" manual has a little different procedure, and I might try that. Any other suggestions? Thanks. Paul  |  IP: Logged John Westlund Expert Film Handler Posts: 204 From: Burney, CA, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 08-13-2002 11:49 PM                     I used a short piece of flim on the sprocket to align ours. It seemed to work pretty well.  |  IP: Logged Pete Naples Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1565 From: Dunfermline, Scotland Registered: Feb 2001 posted 08-14-2002 02:38 AM                     You can buy a guage from Strong, but it's not cheap. The trouble with using a steel straight edge or similar is that you really need to be referencing off the intermittent sprocket, which isn't easy using that method. Personallu I use a guage which I think we got from La Vezzi. It's way cheaper than the Strong item, is smaller and works just fine. You can use it other mechs too, as it's made the correct width for 35mm film, and each end is for either VKF or CS spcrockets.  |  IP: Logged Dick Prather Master Film Handler Posts: 259 From: Portland, OR, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-14-2002 03:01 AM                     Paul, The Century gauge is the easiest way to do it but film will also work. Sometimes two film strips held on the intermittent sprocket with the shoes closed will do. LaVezzi sells a AG1 gauge that you line up on the intermittent sprocket and the guide rollers. They list it for only VKF and VKFII sprockets. Mine has C/S and VKF on it. It's not to costly. They also have a AFG1 stainless steel film strip which also work nicely for film trap line up. I can show you some of these if you make it to Portland sometime. Dick  |  IP: Logged Rick Sanjurjo Film Handler Posts: 26 From: Omaha, NE, USA Registered: Jul 2002 posted 08-15-2002 11:03 PM                     You can also buy steel film from Lavezzi, I have used it many times, it works well. Rick  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 08-16-2002 03:38 AM                     Thanks for the suggestions, Gentlemen. I'll give some of your suggestions a try. I might hit it right.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 08-16-2002 07:22 AM                        If you can't get "steel film", the perforated stiff 7-mil Blue transparent polyester processing machine leader can be used as a "straight edge": http://www.fpcfilm.com/US/en/motion/FPC/fpc/proc_mach_specs.html ------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243 e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion  |  IP: Logged

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