From: john porter (email suppressed)
Date: Thu Jan 12 2006 - 11:05:18 PST
Can the spindle be removed intact by drilling a small
hole in centre, then a screw or something into it for
a grip to twist it out with? The bottom end of
spindle, so the in-twist of the screw is in same
direction as out-twist of spindle?
John.
--- ben d <email suppressed> wrote:
> with any glue you use an important part of the
> process is letting it cure
> well. if there is a drying box where you are use it.
> also if any of the glue
> gets on the spirals it's out of commission for all.
> best bets are to apply
> it icredibly carrefully and if you get any adhesive
> on the spiral to wipe it
> off right away with diluted solvents. otherwise, if
> you're working within
> the institutions, get a quality spindle and get them
> to machine a set of
> backups in plastic or very soft metals. the spidal
> should be softer than the
> trays if you want to keep them awhile.
> ben donoghue
>
>
>
> >From: amanda christie <email suppressed>
> >Reply-To: Experimental Film Discussion List
> <email suppressed>
> >To: email suppressed
> >Subject: Re: spiral tank spindles
> >Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 21:53:30 -0500
> >
> >here's the dillemma,
> >
> >the spindle broke, while the top part was screwed
> into
> >the bottom part... basically the bottom screw bit
> of
> >the top part snapped off, and remains inside the
> >bottom part. i think it was screwed in very
> tightly
> >(perhaps too tightly). if i reglue it with
> >superglue... will the bond be strong enough to
> unscrew
> >it? or do you think it will just come undone as
> soon
> >as the twisting pressure is applied?
> >
> >amanda
> >
> >
> >--- Nicholas Hamlyn
> <email suppressed>
> >wrote:
> >
> > > This is the design fault in those tanks. I
> mended
> > > mine with
> > > "Superglue", which works, but you have to handle
> the
> > > spiral carefully,
> > > and eventually they seem to break again, but
> they
> > > can be reglued more
> > > than once.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know where these tanks can be
> > > purchased? I believe they're
> > > still being maufactured, because until a couple
> of
> > > years ago someone in
> > > London was importing them, including one that
> takes
> > > 100 feet unbroken,
> > >
> > > Nicky Hamlyn.
> > >
> > > On 11 Jan 2006, at 05:24, amanda christie wrote:
> > >
> > > > i have a russian spiral tank issue.
> > > > alas the centre spindle that holds the two
> spiral
> > > > platters together has broken.
> > > >
> > > > does any one know where i can get just a
> spindle?
> > > > anyone have one laying around that they'd like
> to
> > > sell
> > > > me???
> > > >
> > > > amanda
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> and
> > > > sewing together peices of fabric, the film
> editor
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> > > > and splices film to manufacture movies.
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> > > -- an
> > > > analytic procedure -- embodies, with its
> > > assembling
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> > > > death of "still" photography. And, just as it
> > > happens
> > > > in the work of mourning, life moves on. "
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John Porter, Toronto, Canada
http://www.super8porter.ca/
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