I wrapped the film another time, and adjusted the rollers and arms a bit so that there was no slack... within 40 minutes... 4 cycles of the film, it was back to dragging on the floor again....
my guess is that the loop is just tightening a bit with each cycle, thus freeing up more film slack outside of the box.... does this make sense? shall i just keep adding a loop, waiting for it to slack off, then add another loop again? until it stops needing more loops? i'm suprised by the variation of the slack within the same cycle.... and am not sure what causes that... it's a 10 minute film, and there are 4 splices (maybe 5) in the print. the print was printed in 2012 (maybe 2011).... and ran for 6 weeks in another installation without this problem.... would the multiple splices cause the slack variation? right now, it just went all the way up taught, far away from the floor, and then dipped back down all the way to the floor.... would the solution be to unload the print and rewind it tighter, and reload the looper with a tighter loop? or just keep adding more loops to this one, every time there is enough slack to do so? xoadc On 2014-10-10, at 3:40 PM, Karl Reinsalu wrote: > I would wrap the film before it touches the ground. The pain is finding that > you need more slack to get the loop to fit. :( Do you have permutatable > arms? (aka: you can change the distance in order to take-up slack?) > > K. > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Amanda Christie > <ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote: > Thanks Karl! > > to clarify... am i on the right track... to keep waiting... or to keep > adjusting? > > the spaghetti dance on the floor pains me to watch... i want to grab a ladder > and wrap another loop around the outside... , but it was too tight when i did > that last time, no matter where i put the rollers or the slack control. > > it is indeed an RFS platter.... my instinct is to adjust... but I was told to > wait a bit and watch it... so painful to watch the spaghetti though.... it > only seems to be getting looser.... not tighter. > > Amanda Dawn Christie > -------------------------------- > 506-871-2062 > www.amandadawnchristie.ca > ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca > _______________________________ > > > > On 2014-10-10, at 3:06 PM, Karl Reinsalu wrote: > >> You are on the right track. In my experience you want the platter as level >> as possible (RFS Type Platter Looper) to maintain balance. Never let the >> loop pull backwards and this usually results in the film binding at a point >> in the run (not fun). I've had instances where I have to constantly find >> the splice and add the slack to the outer part of the loop in order to get >> the sweet spot. Id suggest keep wrapping and adjust your front and rear feed >> (if you can) to tweak the tension right when it stops slacking. >> >> Best of luck! >> >> Karl. >> >> LIFT TECH - www.lift.ca >> >> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Amanda Christie >> <ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote: >> hello all, >> >> i have a bit of a looper question. >> >> i've worked with them in the past, but not extensively... and this is the >> first time i've run into this issue. >> >> we loaded the 35mm looper on monday, and ran it for a bit on monday, >> tuesday, and wednesday just to get the right balance and tension... but >> wednesday night during the opening, it kept getting more and more slack, >> dipping closer to the ground... so i spent the day at the gallery yesterday, >> with some fabric on the floor watching it... because i was told that it was >> normal that it would take a couple of full days running for it to adjust to >> heat and humidity and find it's ideal balance... but it started getting >> really really slack and like spaghetti on the ground... so eventually i >> stopped it, and added another loop around the looper to take up the slack... >> it was fine for a while... but then would fluctuate extremely... with the >> loop dropping down to the ground, then tightening up to as tight as it would >> go, then back down to the ground... i was hoping it would just find it's >> balance... but then it got too tight up at the top at the loop box, and >> started to pop up above the internal vertical rollers, so i stopped it, and >> removed that external loop again. now, once again it is too slack like >> spaghetti on the floor.... (safely on lint free fabric though!) >> >> should i give it a few more hours to tighten up and find it's balance, or >> should i stop it, and wrap another loop around the outside (like i did >> yesterday, but that was too tight), then release a loop from the inside (so >> that it's not quite so tight).... >> >> is this because it's an older print (only 2 years old) with a few splices >> and burns in it from previous exhibitions? would i be better off with a >> brand new print? >> >> or do i just sit tight and wait for it to find it's happy place? >> >> any advice from more experienced loopers would be much appreciated. thank >> so much! >> >> >> Amanda Dawn Christie >> -------------------------------- >> 506-871-2062 >> www.amandadawnchristie.ca >> ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca >> _______________________________ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Karl Reinsalu >> e.mail: kreins...@gmail.com >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > -- > -- > Karl Reinsalu > e.mail: kreins...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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