I’m currently in Buffalo, NY if anyone can direct towards a repair/maintenance shop or anything like that
On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 6:10 PM Eric Theise <ericthe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to take a cue from Dominic's comment about postage and ask > where, apart from "wasn't in NYC", are you Chris Rodriguez? Frameworks is > an international list and while plenty of its conversations have little > connection to the poster's location, discussions involving weighty > equipment or announcements of non-virtual screenings & workshops are tied > to place and should be made clear. > > In this case people might have specific recommendations of where to look > for equipment and people/shops who could repair it if they know your area, > and might even have equipment in storage they'd be willing to unload. > > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 2:37 PM Chris Rodriguez < > rodriguezchris...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> How would I go about repairing it and/or figuring out what’s wrong with >> it? >> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 5:35 PM Julian Antos < >> jul...@chicagofilmsociety.org> wrote: >> >>> FWIW an Eiki SSL or similar would seems to be the most likely to work >>> without issue even after sitting for many years. >>> >>> Elmos will have disintegrated rubber rollers, Pageants will almost >>> certainly have sound or motor problems, and Bell and Howells will have >>> cracked worm gears. >>> >>> This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t remove and clean all rollers and go >>> over the entire film path, but an Eiki that has been sitting is probably ok >>> and won’t need much work. Most likely the focus mechanism will have >>> disintegrated and on older machines the belts can also turn to goo. >>> >>> Still, these machines should be serviced regularly if they’re expected >>> to last. Running a projector with minor mechanical issues can damage your >>> films AND your projector. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 4:27 PM Dominic Angerame < >>> dominic.anger...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Seek and you will find. I have been able to purchase many in good >>>> working condition. Postage is a problem and trust little on Ebay…most have >>>> never used the one’s they are selling. I have acquired most of my equipment >>>> enough for two complete benches etc by constantly looking and carefully, >>>> very carefully looking on Ebay. >>>> >>>> Dominic >>>> >>>> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:13 PM, Scott Dorsey <klu...@panix.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > The problem with those freebies is that they aren't free. People get >>>> them, >>>> > they don't want to pay to have them cleaned and lubed before they use >>>> them, >>>> > and then they wreck the cams in an hour of using them dry. Budget >>>> maybe >>>> > $200 to $300 to have a free projector put into condition to use. >>>> > >>>> > Please do not apply power to a projector that has been on the shelf >>>> for >>>> > decades. >>>> > --scott >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > 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 >>>> >>> -- >>> Julian Antos >>> Chicago Film Society >>> www.chicagofilmsociety.org <http://www.northwestchicagofilmsociety.org/> >>> 773 827 8991 <(773)%20827-8991> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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