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Author Topic: Replacement Crank for Moviola Differential Rewinder Glenn Brady Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Mill Spring, NC, USA Registered: Aug 2010 posted 09-05-2010 06:50 AM                     I'm looking for a replacement crank for a very old Moviola differential rewinder, model RHB-1, that has two "towers" and four spindles (three 16mm and one 35mm) The crank has a hub with an internal gear that engages another gear in the housing. I've tried Christy's Editorial and The Boston Connection, but neither firm has the part. Any suggestions?  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 09-05-2010 12:42 PM                     Hi Glenn, welcome to the forums. If you still have the old, damaged crank your best (and most likely only) bet is to contact a local machinist and have them make you a new one. (and a spare while they have the tooling set up.) You'll find that is often the only solution to obsolete parts, which is most likely what your crank is.  |  IP: Logged Glenn Brady Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Mill Spring, NC, USA Registered: Aug 2010 posted 09-07-2010 08:14 AM                     Tony, Thanks. I want to exhaust all other possibilities before I go that route. The crank is a complex form and would surely be very expensive to machine. Glenn  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-07-2010 10:21 PM                     Have you contacted Moviola? J&R film (a/k/a Goldberg Bros.) handles Moviola. Its possible it may not be obsolete. Steve  |  IP: Logged

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