Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Unique use for CIRO splicer

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-17-2003, 12:05 AM:

This poor old CIRO was seen today while on a service call in notrhern Utah. Finally, a good use for one of these splicers!
M

ark

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-17-2003, 02:49 AM:

Looks like the splicer is being used for what is was designed for. Even still, I bet other objects could do an even better job. That poor splicer.... it can't do anything well.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 01-17-2003, 03:14 AM:

Mark, the title of your post must have telegraphed the punchline to me! Haha. As I clicked, I thought "a doorstop?", and then the picture appeared!

Or else, everyone has bad memories about these things.

Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 01-17-2003, 03:26 AM:

That's not the intended use [Confused]

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-17-2003, 05:28 AM:

Here's another good use for CIR splicers:

Mount the base on the wall and stick a roll of toilet paper on the handle for a designer toilet paper dispenser.

Posted by Ken Layton (Member # 133) on 01-17-2003, 08:46 AM:

I would never treat my great CIRO splicer in such a manner.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-17-2003, 09:21 AM:

Ahhh, I thought this would start off another great Ciro vs. Neumade splicer fued!
Mark

Posted by Pete Naples (Member # 761) on 01-17-2003, 10:38 AM:

It really is time this was put to bed. It's getting rather tedious reading the same lines again and again.
The CIRO is a knock off of the CIR splicer, and as such is not especially good. There is nothing particularly wrong with the CIR unit, nor is there with the Neumade. I've used both and had good results from them, each has it's good and bad points. I can't believe anyone got decent splices from the Strong thing, all the examples I've seen haev a fundamental flaw; they don't cut the tape close enough to the edge of the film, causing joins to be thrown off deeply flanged rollers, like on a Dolby Cat701. The theatre that had those up here replaced them with CIR splicers and the problem of film coming off the Cat701's went away. They now use the originally supplied Strong splicers for door stops!

I guess the bottom line is that we all have our preferred pieces of kit, and we are all different. It would be a pretty mundane world if that was not true.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-17-2003, 03:08 PM:

The Strong splicer I was sent made very good splices, unlike the one Philippe Laude purchased (that was just reviewed on the site). My only main beef with it was that the registration pins were right next to the punches, which makes it difficult to properly lay down the splicing tape for good corner adhesion. But then again, the CIR models are like that too. At least I've seen the Strong make good splices though. Never seen a CIR made splice worth a flip.

(Pete, this is one that will never stop as most people are pretty dead set on one design or the other. Just enjoy reading for humor value. [Wink]

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 01-17-2003, 08:33 PM:

Indeed Pete, this is all meant only for humor...like the running jokes here about platters vs. reel to reel, and which platter system is best.......... [Smile]

These debates wiil go on forever!
Mark @ CLACO
www.clacoequipment.com

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 01-18-2003, 09:01 AM:

Clearly Mark just made a typo whereas Reel-to-reel is the proven best by a century of test! [Razz]

Steve