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Author Topic: Ignorant questions from the FNG's in Billings MT. ( christie platters) Charles Caron Expert Film Handler Posts: 188 From: Billings MT, USA Registered: Jul 2005 posted 09-06-2007 09:54 PM                     Carmike's uber-crappy dollar house in Billings, MT closed last night, but apparently will reopen soon under new ownership. The new owners are the same people who own the Amusement Park Drive In in Laurel, MT. No word on whether the new owners will burn the inside of the building out to remove all the caked-on dirt, or just try to scrub it out or just leave it as is. ( Mike Blakesly) I may have to open a thread under the heading "crazy stupid things I've done". Any way, on to business. we've reopened the carmike discount house in billings and mike's idea about the cleansing fires was something we considered....strongly! There appears to be 34 yrs of neglect to fix, I'm up to my eyeballs and I don't know how to swim. We have an assortment of Christie platters, 2 kinds of aw3+ aw3r. There are 2 different lengths of return arm mixed across all 7 platters . Christie shows 2 different part #s between the aw3 & the aw3r. Which takes the long & which takes the short? thanks, Charles  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 09-06-2007 09:57 PM                     Use the AW3R manual for ordering replacement parts.  |  IP: Logged Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 09-06-2007 10:08 PM                     Charles-- There's no such thing as an'ignorant' question. One asks a question merely to gain knowledge. And welcome to this site!  |  IP: Logged Charles Caron Expert Film Handler Posts: 188 From: Billings MT, USA Registered: Jul 2005 posted 09-06-2007 10:17 PM                     Brad: thanks for the useful site. As for ordering, I don't need to replace any of the arms, I just need to know which model the long arms are supposed to go on, and which the short. As for the ignorance, I'm trying to cure that...Ignorance can be cured,stupidity is forever!!! And bad spelling is universal  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-06-2007 10:28 PM                        Welcome to Film-Tech. What are FNG's?  |  IP: Logged Charles Caron Expert Film Handler Posts: 188 From: Billings MT, USA Registered: Jul 2005 posted 09-06-2007 10:47 PM                     Mike: FNG is an old vietnam era army term. It's an acronym for f@%#ing new guy.... By the way, if you're in Billings stop by so you can laugh at our folly.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 09-07-2007 12:16 AM                     (just like SNAFU for the WW-II guys.. ) Yea, welcome to FT. You'll meet a bunch of interesting people on here that can help and chat with. Good luck with the Cine-7 complex. Are you booking using Verl Clark? -Monte  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 09-07-2007 08:39 AM                        Charles... Tell Riley & Vickie I said Hi.. and good luck with the new venture.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-07-2007 08:40 AM                     Welcome Chaarles... I thought you had taken over this location over a month ago. I will be passing by Billings early next week if you need any assistance just call me on my cell. Mark  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 09-07-2007 12:56 PM                    quote: Charles Caron Brad: thanks for the useful site. As for ordering, I don't need to replace any of the arms, I just need to know which model the long arms are supposed to go on, and which the short. As for the ignorance, I'm trying to cure that...Ignorance can be cured,stupidity is forever!!! And bad spelling is universal Ok, Unless you have the I think now discontinued Christie Mini platters that had the smaller decks that only held two hours of film. You should only have one size of arm to choose from. In other words replace the short arms with the longer arms for propper tension and ease of threading.  |  IP: Logged Charles Caron Expert Film Handler Posts: 188 From: Billings MT, USA Registered: Jul 2005 posted 09-07-2007 08:40 PM                     Monte: we're booking through Verl at this point...  |  IP: Logged

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