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Author Topic: Magnets? Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 03-30-2008 09:51 AM                     After finding out how over-priced the standard "stick-a-poo-platter pucks" are from most suppliers, I too went the home-made route. My platters are aluminum, so magnets wouldn't work for me. I made some using small suction cups and 90deg angle brackets from a hardware store. They work for me, and at half the cost of the "real" thing. (well, maybe if you factor in my labor the cost came out the same.... but it was fun and much more self-satisfying )  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 03-30-2008 10:47 AM                        Home Depot sells magnetic sheets that are big enough to cover floor heating vents. One of those could be cut up enough to cover a decent multiplex.  |  IP: Logged Ron Funderburg Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 814 From: Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA Registered: Nov 2007 posted 03-30-2008 10:51 AM                        Louis no it will not work on the aluminum platter! You can also buy the refrigerator magnets at Wal-mart and just stack several on top of each other (they cling together nicely) and work well. Brad never thought of the business card magnet thing! That looks cool!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-30-2008 01:33 PM                     Seriously guys, a magnet is like a poo. It will only hold the end of the film against the film roll IF the print doesn't slide or there isn't any jerky motion causing the tail to come undone. The business card magnet literally grabs the end of the film and holds it. Aluminum platter decks...I am still surprised at how many people don't use a safety ring. It's a one time expense and then it is quite literally impossible to have tail wrap or throw a print afterward.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-30-2008 01:56 PM                        I totally agree with Brad on the safety rings. That thing has given me more peace of mind than any other item in the booth, and it is probably the least expensive item in the entire booth!  |  IP: Logged Don Furr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 509 From: Sun City, Ca USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 03-30-2008 04:11 PM                     I taught all of my operators to tuck the tail under. Only a few problems in 11 years and I was never aware of a "lost" show because of loose ends. In fact I was the only person to "sling" a print on the floor the entire time I operated my theatres. I remember it well.....last show of the evening, Conyers Twin Cinema, Conyers, Ga. Yes....I DID lose that show. What else would you expect from a very used AW2??? I kept a stash of brains.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 03-30-2008 06:16 PM                     Same here - done the tuck thing for years, even though I've worked with LP-170's with the magnet thingey for a good number of years with no problems, even though I did do the magnet thingey as what Brad exhibited here with the LP-270's. Only disadvantage of the tuck thing is when you work with STRONG platters with microswitch brains and very long films. Then, the usage of the film wrap with clothespin becomes the norm..(platters are designed to rotate on a continual basis, not being switched off an on all the time ...)  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 03-30-2008 06:43 PM                     Film-Tech safety rings beat any puck, poo, suction cup or any other method hands down.  |  IP: Logged Marco Giustini Film God Posts: 2713 From: Reading, UK Registered: Nov 2007 posted 03-30-2008 07:51 PM                     Why don't you simply put the leader under the film? I'm doing this way since years and never had a single problem. When prints are put on platter after building (with goldberg reels) we tape it and we remove the tape after the quality preview during credits to avoid brain wrap. Toysmeccanica platter. Ciao MG  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-30-2008 10:58 PM                       FWIW, the last time I was a projectionist, I just used a big paper clip (like something used to hold time schedules up on the wall), and clamped the end of the film to the platter itself. Worked great. Of course, with LP-270s you can't do this because of the motor shaft, but you can on AW-3s and various flavors of Potts.  |  IP: Logged Brian Guckian Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 594 From: Dublin, Ireland Registered: Apr 2003 posted 03-31-2008 04:19 PM                     quote: Brad Allen Film-Tech safety rings beat any puck, poo, suction cup or any other method hands down. Absolutely. By obviating the need to fix or hold down the tail at all, Brad's Platter Safety Rings ensure a smooth run-out every time. Also, apart from banishing the possibility of a thrown print, I found the Rings have a beneficial stabilising effect on the deck rotation (Christie AW3).  |  IP: Logged

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