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Author Topic: MIT Rail System Don Sneed Master Film Handler Posts: 451 From: Texas City, TX, USA Registered: Aug 2001 posted 04-30-2010 05:51 AM                        Have anyone use the MIT rail system or any other rail system? This is a digital proj. & a 35mm proj. & console on a track that share the same center line (port window). Which ever proj that is needed will slide out of the way. I am concern about the electrical flex, how does this work with the 3-phase electrical flex, audio, dimmer & server flex without breaking the flex when moved, also does the flex come from the rear or the front of the consoles (digital & 35mm)? last question: is this worth the price & trouble? Thanks for your help....  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 04-30-2010 09:13 AM                       BACP with a partner has made a fairly large number of these systems for clients like Pixar, Skywalker, ILM, and any number of others including in Europe. They are custom built for your application. They are kind of like playing with toy train sets, only bigger.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-30-2010 11:01 AM                     Don, I second using Sam's track system. It is the best one out there! Mark  |  IP: Logged Chase Taylor Expert Film Handler Posts: 175 From: Troy, Alabama, USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 04-30-2010 11:01 AM                        Don I have one and it has worked without one bit of trouble. I felt like the price was right and defiantly worth the trouble. On our installation the flex comes out of the front and we have not had a problem or even seen the possibility of the flex breaking, we used the gray liquid tight flex and ran the wire through it into the pedestal and 35MM console. This is the first one I did and I had it installed and back on the screen in about six hours with one helper. The folks at MiT are great to work with and I will recommend them and their products to anyone. Chase Taylor  |  IP: Logged

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