Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: GOLDBERG PLATTER REELS

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Posted by James R. Hammonds, Jr (Member # 673) on 07-30-2001, 11:41 PM:

Do these work with STRONG center rings?
the reviews shows them being used woth CHRISTIE rings, but does anyone know if there are holes from STRONG pegs?
I beleieve they are 13 inches apart.

Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 07-31-2001, 02:34 AM:

AFAIK, the reel does not engage with the holes in the platter disc, and the reel comes with its own 'ring' that is used only with the reel.
Aaron

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 07-31-2001, 06:12 AM:

Yes, the reel will work with all platters and it has it's own center ring. There is a review here on the site.

Posted by Keith Madden (Member # 910) on 07-31-2001, 11:44 AM:

The only thing I would add to Joe's excellent review is a word of caution. The pads designed to keep the reel flange from sliding around on the surface of the platter do come off with extended wear and tear. Be sure to set the reel down as opposed to sliding it with the pads dragging along the platter surface. The pads will come unglued from the reel flange and find their way via Murphy's Law into the film path causing a horrific mess as it jams in the feed unit. Check the pads often, or alternatively remove them and drop a couple of flat head nails through the flange holes through platter holes. Ask any of the projectionists who have worked the Toronto International Film Festival which began using these reels three years ago.

Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 07-31-2001, 12:14 PM:

Keith Madden: Welcome to Film-Tech! From your photo and e-mail address, it appears you work with the IMAX format at the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian.

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Posted by Keith Madden (Member # 910) on 07-31-2001, 02:27 PM:

Thank you, John! I'll try to be an active participant on this wonderful site. I tend to spend more time in front of the giant screen than the tiny one however.

Have you considered leaving Kodak and becoming a private detective? Sherlock Holmes would be hard pressed to narrow that down as well as you. Did you notice the Kodak/FPC particle transfer rollers? I am indeed currently employed at the most visited museum in the world running big fat luscious frames of Kodak film sideways for thousands a day. People that is, not dollars.

Like many others on this site I consider myself lucky enough to have found gainful employment running film virtually every way the fragile medium in all its various gauges and formats can manuever a tortuous film path or...alas! an electronic circuit path. Today I'm inspecting a 35mm optical print of Around the World in Eighty Days and wishing we could bring it back in Todd AO 6 track mag. Now there's something that won't fit on one of these Goldberg platter reels!

Keith

Posted by Will Kutler (Member # 770) on 07-31-2001, 02:57 PM:

Hi Keith!

Welcome to Film-Tech!

Would it be possible for you to post pictures of your facility in the Pictures forum of Film-Tech? It would also be neat to see what the screening room at the White House looks like!

Posted by George Roher (Member # 91) on 07-31-2001, 02:57 PM:

Hi Keith. Welcome to Film-Tech.

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 07-31-2001, 09:28 PM:

I'm voting that John either knew already...or checked your email address and caught the nasm name in the address.

Steve

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 08-01-2001, 06:42 AM:

Yes, I checked the "who?" e-mail address, and saw the IMAX countdown leader in the photo. Elementary, my dear Watson.

Posted by James R. Hammonds, Jr (Member # 673) on 08-01-2001, 09:07 AM:

<<Yes, the reel will work with all platters and it has it's own center ring. >>

i see.
i guess when i first read the review, i didnt catch on to the fact that it did have its own ring.
Does that ring look like a christie ring or is it just me?

Posted by Keith Madden (Member # 910) on 08-01-2001, 11:46 AM:

The review pictures don't actually show the center ring of the reel by itself. If you look at the first photo of the reel on the Kelmar bench you will notice three keyed slots on the flange where the round tabs of the black removeable hub snap into place. The ring pulls out of the film wrap, padded with a strip of foam for easier removal, and then snaps onto the other flange for the take-up.

For transporting a made-up print short distances clips or a dummy platter probably suffice, provided adequate care is taken. There are too many horror stories of dropped prints or back injuries from this process of switching prints from house to house in the wee hours of the morning. But for longer trips or storage these reels are great. You can even get bags with handles for them for extra protection from the elements and dirt in the back of the poor manager's car. Kind of like carrying a giant pizza.