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Author Topic: Split reel? Joshua Haney Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Huber Heights, Ohio Registered: Feb 2009 posted 08-14-2009 05:40 PM                     Hey guys just wondering if anyone can help me find where we can purchase what we call a split reel. Its a metal 35 mm reel that has one side that unscrews and in the center has spring released ring, we use it mainly to build our trailers, rolling stock ETC.. And a booth employee broke it any information would be greatly appreciated.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 08-14-2009 06:08 PM                     Your regular booth supply/equipment dealer should be able to provide one. Additionally there are several people here who are in that business.  |  IP: Logged Joshua Haney Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Huber Heights, Ohio Registered: Feb 2009 posted 08-14-2009 06:14 PM                     Thanks for your response. So would we just ask for a 35mm split reel? Sorry for the dumb question we just never have had to replace it.  |  IP: Logged Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-14-2009 06:28 PM                     Yeap! 35mm split reel or spool if you prefer  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-14-2009 06:42 PM                     There are also flanges (only one side)...they are often best for trailers. The ones from Goldberg take male or female cores too. What you MAY be describing is a Retractable Hub Split Reel. It looks like a regular one but it has a 10" or so hub inside (they come in two or three different hub sizes, depending on what size center ring your platter uses). That hub can retract to allow easy trailer pack removal. Based on your description of a "spring" I'm thinking that maybe what you have. Note, there is also a "trailer retrieval reel" too but that is larger (21 and 25" flange diameter). Steve  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-14-2009 06:45 PM                        Is this a split reel or a trailer reel? Goldberg makes a thing that works like a 4000' split reel (some are blue for some reason), but has an adjustable large-diameter hub. It is designed to allow one to make up trailers for a platter show without having to first put everything on a reel and then use a makeup table to get the trailers onto a ring. It's hard to describe, but it can save a significant amount of time when changing trailers. A regular split reel is for handling films shipped on 2", 3", or 4" cores. A trailer flange is for rewinding trailers onto 1" trailer cores.  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-14-2009 07:30 PM                     You won't hear "spool" much in the U.S. Trailer flanges can be used for cores, too. They come in male varieties (for cores), female varieties (for 1" trailer sleeves), and hermaphroditic springloaded-key varieties (Goldberg) that work both ways. Rob Schultz's dealer web site has pictures of a lot of this stuff, www.rsem.com. Looks like Neumade's website is in reorg (again?). Maybe somebody should scan a Goldberg catalog. I thought they had a [sketchy?] web site, but I can't find it. Oh, here we go. Don't judge them by the quality of their web site. And Hollywood Film Company also makes them, see their page of split reels and flanges. --jhawk  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-14-2009 09:51 PM                     Goldberg doesn't have a "catalog" per-say. The have a collection of "New Product" bulletins. I have indeed toyed with scanning them in. I have done that for several of their ports since one needs to supply specifics to builders for the cutouts. As people might suspect, I tend to handle Goldberg products quite a bit! Steve  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 08-14-2009 10:01 PM                        We stock 2000 ft 35mm split reels with 5/16" shaft from Goldberg since we have many studio and overseas customers. Louis  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-14-2009 10:30 PM                     quote: Steve Guttag The ones from Goldberg take male or female cores too. The Goldberg ones are awesome (get the 2000' version) except for one glaring defect. They can literally damage your 5/16" keys on your shafts, as the keyway is not flush with the back side of the flange. Why in the world they designed it that way is beyond me. If it wasn't for that, I would say the design was perfect.  |  IP: Logged Joshua Haney Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Huber Heights, Ohio Registered: Feb 2009 posted 08-14-2009 10:57 PM                     We actually have two split reels, one that we put cores on but not the ones that come on trailers and such but they are a little bigger. And actually for some reason we ended up with two cores for that one that was shipped with our coke trailers. But the one that all of our booth employees use is the one I inquired about. I do want to say thank you guys very much for responding so quickly this was my first post on here. I am very familiar with forums as I use a couple for my automotive hobby. The search function is my friend I just didnt really get anything about the split reels from the search.  |  IP: Logged

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