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Author Topic: Old Goldberg 2,000 Foot Rewinds Fixed For A Slow Ramp-Up Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-18-2003 10:23 PM                     Brad, that rewinder pictured is the Goldberg Model B. It can be ordered with the take up to spin either way so it is not necessarily an "S" winder. Steve  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 05-18-2003 10:26 PM                     Is there an idler roller in between the reels? Or is the new version not shaped like a pair of goggles? The ones I've used had no way to rewind the film maintaining emulsion orientation without scratching on the inside of the case.  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 05-18-2003 10:55 PM                     You can half-twist the film. I wouldn't recommend it on a regular basis, but it certainly is doable. --jhawk  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 05-19-2003 03:21 AM                     Well, anyway, it will have a good home 1500 miles from me when I finish it.  |  IP: Logged Robert Throop Master Film Handler Posts: 412 From: Vernon, NY USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-19-2003 09:33 AM                     The Goldberg model K was designed for 3000 ft. reels and would wind in either direction. Otherwise it was the same as a model B.  |  IP: Logged Pete Lawrence Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: Middleburg, PA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 05-19-2003 10:05 AM                     Here is another picture of one. Anyone see any problems with adding one or more good ball bearing guide rollers in the middle? I use 2k reels at home and like the idea of not having to keep an eye on the rewinder.  |  IP: Logged Jim Spohn Film Handler Posts: 95 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 05-19-2003 10:12 AM                     Paul..I thought I had the only one of these left but it seems not. I restored one these rewinds, it had a 110-220 volt motor and a resistor on the start winding. Bypassing the resistor and running the 220 set up on 110 made it perfect. As with yours the door handle system needed retrofit and the sleeve bearing on the take-up side needed welding. I am very particular with my film and won't rewind it on just anything, the unit set up as you describe is just right and far superior to my "Goldie"! I added a reversing switch so that I could rewind 16MM also, I had to add an additional micro-switch for auto stop in that direction. ....Jim  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 05-19-2003 06:35 PM                     Pete, Is that paislely velvet I'm seeing inside the bottom of that??!? Danny  |  IP: Logged Pete Lawrence Expert Film Handler Posts: 192 From: Middleburg, PA Registered: Aug 1999 posted 05-20-2003 09:07 AM                     Well, it looks like a fabric lining of some kind, but I'm not sure it's paisley. I'm guessing someone put it there to try and trap any dirt or Estar flakes that came off as the film rewound. I don't have this unit yet, but will in a week or so. It's almost new compared to the clunker I have. I just couldn't resist the temptation. Ebay got me again.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 05-20-2003 10:45 AM                        AFAIK, another reason some projectionists glued fabric inside the case was to minimize the damage to the slapping film end as the reels coasted to a stop. As others have noted, the abrupt stop/start of the stock unit tended to cinch film, especially if it was not a tight wind to begin with.  |  IP: Logged

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