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Author Topic: Be Cool - Odd damage to Reel 1 Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 03-06-2005 02:01 AM                     Ok, Running Be Cool on Friday I had to build up fairly quickly before the first show. (Why I didn't do it Thursday is a different story). I built it on 2 6000's. Reel 1 came heads up and I rewound it before loading it onto the 6000. I started loading the film on the platter (LP-270) and I think I held too much tension on the 6000 because when I picked it up to move (yeah, I know..a nono) to it's respective screen, it was extremely tight. When I got it on the respective platter, I took the ring out and an enourmus bulge came out. I adjusted the film so it wouldn't hit the brain during payout and threaded up. the 1'st show went okay. As I threaded up for the second, I noticed that laying on the platter, Reel 1 had this strange texture to it. If I ran my hand over the side, it felt like what you get if you rub crayon off a piece of paper. Like waxy. I ran it today and really notived that the reel was horribly splattered with nicks and scratches and digs. Any Ideas? If you need more info, ask for it and I'll try to give it.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-06-2005 02:12 AM                    Are you using the old thin metal rings with the three knobs on them. They are probably out of round so it caused the bulge in the movie. Speco has a new ring that is similar to the rings that christie uses except they ar a bit smaller. See if you can get you some of these new rings. I believe they are about $65 a piece. I don't know what could have happened to reel one. You say you dudn't see any problems on the first run but then on the second? Could have been something that corrected it's self at reel change.  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 03-06-2005 03:11 AM                     Agree with the above. Forget buying new speco rings, drill out the holes and use Christies! What sort of scratches are they? Description? Photo? I'm sure someone can figure it out.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-06-2005 07:14 AM                        I suspect that reel had the edges get badly scuffed, perhaps when being wound with some misalignment under excessive tension. This could also generate dirt and debris.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-06-2005 03:13 PM                    quote: Forget buying new speco rings, drill out the holes and use Christies! I disagree with that....The new speco rings are made exactly like the Christie rings just a bit smaller. Drilling out new holes for larger ring may cause the film to not go on correctly causing an uneven turn on the rotation of the film.  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 03-06-2005 11:18 PM                     this always happened to me when I was in too much of a hurry, slow it down a bit. Is this a problem with any other prints you've had?  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 03-07-2005 09:52 AM                     No Dean, and the funny thing is that it didn't happen to the attatched trailer, just the film, right after the lab splice.  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 03-07-2005 10:12 PM                     could the film have jumped after the splice?  |  IP: Logged

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