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Author Topic: Bizarre projector mount Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-13-2006 05:38 PM                     About to mount a Century head on this pedestal. There is a part missing, isn't there?  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-13-2006 05:58 PM                     Brad, That is the Simplex LL-1 (aka Heavy Duty) pedestal. I believe it uses the same knuckle as the LL-3 (the more commong one). They are available new from Wolk, last I checked. I think Wolk also has a universal knuckle now that can allow one to mount Simplex (Century) and RCA soundheads to the same knuckle. All Simplex pedestals used a knuckle to adapt the pedestal to the type of bolt pattern the soundhead had (generally Simplex or RCA). Steve  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 01-13-2006 06:02 PM                     This is my LL-3, and the part you're missing.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 01-13-2006 09:12 PM                        I have lot's of these. They usually come connected to used soundheads we buy. Brad: e-mail me. Louis  |  IP: Logged Bob Koch Expert Film Handler Posts: 183 From: williams ca Registered: Nov 2001 posted 01-14-2006 01:02 PM                     Yes ; indeed there is a part missing but the immediate help you received is amazing  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-14-2006 04:40 PM                  Heya Grand-Poopie-BAH, taking this tread off topic cuz at this point, I really don't care about your knuckle "problem"... That LL-1 has a really nice paint job. Was it stripped and repainted locally in Los Angeles? Any idea who did it?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-14-2006 10:46 PM                     Yup, it was done by Earl Schreib in Burbank. Cost $287.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 01-15-2006 12:46 AM                        Earl Schreib, or Earl Scheib?  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-15-2006 04:38 PM                  quote: Grand-Poopie-BAH ...it was done by Earl Schreib in Burbank. Cool! I'm gunna take my Hummer there and have it repainted gun metal black like Danny's LL-3! hhot!  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-15-2006 05:06 PM                     It woulda been alot less expensive to have it powder coated, ot would also be alot more permanent and scratch resistant. There are also alot of cool finishes for that process many of which are not available any other way. Mark  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-15-2006 05:45 PM                  Actually I've had tons of projection equip powder coated and while worth it, it is NOT cheaper than conventional spray-painted and baked methods. It does however provide a superior physical finish performance ***IF*** applied correctly. ALSO, as with any finish, proper part preparation is vital to the success to the resultant finish longevity. There are a lot of Fly-By-Night vendors out there in the powder-painting (and in general painting) business. I really get nervous at the projector head rebuilders that advertise saying they repaint the heads during a rebuild. I wonder if at the 1st sign of oil or cleaning (with solvent) that their painted finish will flake and peel? I do agree that (for me) powder coated finishes are the preferred finish for most all film equip, but it's not for my Hummer.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 01-15-2006 07:48 PM                        Powder finish is really the way to go. However, I find that prep must be immaculate. We bead blast, clean ultrasonically and then bake until no more oil appears. Then ultrasonic again and then bake again until completely free of oil. Only then will the finish be what you want it to be. Louis  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-15-2006 08:55 PM                     quote: Phil Hill but it's not for my Hummer. Thats for sure... they'd never be able to get it heated evenly enough for the powder to fuse consistantly. In fact the base castings would be a problem for alot of paint shops to heat properly. We have yet to find a shop that is willing to do a DP-70 casting....... and there are many high tech powder shops in this area because of Hill AFB. We have a local Powder Coater that does all of our work. He's reasonable and does an immaculate job. I am considering doing that Loc-Tite Impregnation porosity sealer treatment to oil bath machines I do in the future... that will make them leak proof for sure..... at least till a gasket allows a drip to start..... This process may preclude doing a powder coat but I feel this process may be more meaningful to projector cleanliness than powder coating is in and of itself. Mark  |  IP: Logged Richard Hamilton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1341 From: Evansville, Indiana Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-15-2006 10:21 PM                     quote: Phil Hill but it's not for my Hummer. hehe, always talking about sex!  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-16-2006 01:30 AM                  Louis, I totally agree... it's important to pre-heat the parts at a high temperature before coating to expel any oils or other impurities, and then to solvent-clean them again. Mark, that Loc-Tite process looks interesting... Rick, Yeah? So? Other than film, isn't sex what all us guys live for? I do! (J/K)  |  IP: Logged

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