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Author Topic: Help identifying Century model Robert Throop Master Film Handler Posts: 412 From: Vernon, NY USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-05-2007 08:40 AM                     The early Cinemiracle installations used mirrors on the outboard machines to get a more precise panel alignment. if you look at pictures of some of the later jobs there was no mirror. I think that when Century introduced the lateral lens adjustment it accomplished the same thing. Bob  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 04-05-2007 09:57 AM                     I remember seeing "Windjammer" in Cinemiracle and it virually seamless compared to Cinerama.......only occaisional arc light flutter between panels during this presentation I saw in the early 1960's.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-05-2007 10:02 AM                     Robert is correct on that. The original Cinemiracle mirrors used micrometer adjusters on them to precisely align the edge of the mirror properly, later installations used the movable lens mount. Another interesting feature of Cinemiracle was a fall off on the joining edges of the photographed camera negatives that was caused by falloff of the mirrors in the camera. This fall off or vignetting eliminated the need for the gigilos in the projectors. As for the Cinerama intermittents... With any multi panel process any film movement in the projector was an annoyance in the projected image so all kinds of devices were used to attempt to control it. The movements I've had over the years all had a flange on the outboard side of the intermittent sprocket that was a machined in part of the sprocket. Opposite that was the disc and spring that you taked about. This system acted just like the lateral guide roller at the top of the gate except it was part of the intermittent. If this still doesn't make sense I can draw a picture..... Mark  |  IP: Logged Richard Hamilton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1341 From: Evansville, Indiana Registered: Jan 2000 posted 04-05-2007 10:51 AM                     quote: Mark Gulbrandsen I can draw a picture your an arteest also??? Rick sorry, I'm in my smartass mood today  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-05-2007 11:22 AM                     Definately not an arteest.... I can draw stick people pretty good though.... I'd do it on Autocad so it would be legible.  |  IP: Logged Cary Loeser Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Evergreen, Colorado, USA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 04-07-2007 06:59 PM                     Mark, Thanks for the additional explanation. No drawings are required. Just want to verify that the "flange" side of the sprocket was, in fact, on the outboard side and the disc and spring were on the inboard side; is that correct? Also, sometimes Cinerama put shim washers next to the spring. Do you know any specifics about that?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-08-2007 09:15 AM                     Yes, thats correct. I too would use a thin hardened washer so that the spring is not turning on the end of the star bushing itself. Mark  |  IP: Logged

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