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Posted by Robert Saba (Member # 259) on 12-13-1999, 05:59 AM:
Does anyone know where I can get a hold of a certain print protection item made by a company called 'Teco'? They're wooden/plastic disks with a soft rubber bottom used to tuck tails and prevent prints from sliding off the platter. We tried getting a hold of some, but the patent was supposedly bought out by Christie... Surely someone has to have some kinda stock somewhere. We used them at my last theatre and they worked out wonderfully.
Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 12-13-1999, 09:30 AM:
They are called the "Stick-A-Poo" and are made by Teco (Theatrical Electronics Co)
1122 Industrial Drive
Mathews, N.C. 28105
1-800-863-8326
fax: 704-845-1709Most theater supply dealers have them in stock and can also be ordered from them.
Posted by Rick Uhlhorn (Member # 198) on 12-20-1999, 01:43 AM:
i took the metal flange off our old sucker cups, rebent them and drilled a self tapping screw into the top of the stick e poo and that sure holds the film on much better. also they are no longer wooden, they are plastic and when you drop them on the floor they break apart where they are glued together. and the rubber stuff on the bottom comes out of the little holes that it is poked in if you try and slide the thing around. keep a tube of glue in the booth.
Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 12-29-1999, 09:48 AM:
Cinema Products International in Nashville also distributes the pucks. Contact them at 1-800-891-1301
Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 12-29-1999, 04:07 PM:
I just learned of Teco pads a few weeks ago. They are pretty cool! Up until then I was only familiar with suction cups, magnets, and yes, paper clips!
Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 01-05-2000, 12:22 AM:
And don't forget the loop of gaff tape sticky side out stuck on the flat part of a 20 oz. Cherry Coke twist top. They'll work until the Stick-A-Poos arrive.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-05-2000, 03:11 AM:
Am I missing something here? I just tuck the tail under and have never had a problem. Soooooo much simpler and quicker.
Posted by William Hooper (Member # 71) on 01-06-2000, 04:10 AM:
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I just tuck the tail under and have never had a problem
The tail will not reliably stay tucked on the platters here. I assume everyone has tried tucking the tail, but they still are selling Stick-A-Poos, suction cups, & angle things so I guess I'm not alone...
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-06-2000, 04:25 AM:
What kind of platters do you have and how do you tuck the tail? Assuming the soundtrack edge is up, does the soundtrack point inward towards the center ring or outward on the tuck?Look at the tuck on the 70mm print in this picture. That's how I do it and have never had a wrap of any sort. I call these "outward" tucks, as the top edge of the film is pointing outward. They should always be pulled tight.
I have found "inward" tucks will attempt to straighten out at the end of the film and come loose. The picture below is a shot of an "loose" inward tuck. If the loop of film in this example was pulled tight, then the chances of the tuck coming loose are significant.
