Thanks! My cameras are all manual rewind and I don't rewind in the middle of a roll anyway; but do sometimes get the leader in when I'm in a hurry. This is a pain because I load my reels directly from the casette in the darkroom and am so used to doing this that I find handling a loose piece of film very annoying. Its easy to get your fingers all over it - if it doesn't go in perfectly the first time.
It looks like it should work. I don't have a roll to try it on now but I guess I will have one day. I've been visualising the process and realise that the distance you put the strip in, is critical. If you shove it in too far you could get the tape stuck to some other part of the roll. It might also be advisable, after the leader has stuck, to roll back a bit further, pressing the tape firmly against the leader, to make sure it has a good hold. I've cut a card, of the kind you suggested, to the same width as a leader and will keep it handy. D Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 3:03 AM Subject: Re: Midroll rewind & ZX-5n > Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Explain the tool please. I'd like to make one. I have the same problem > sometimes when a leader slips inside. > > best, > > D< > > you need a thin and flexible opaque plastic strip no more than about 2cm > wide and at least 5cm long. put double sided tape on one side of one end > for perhaps 1cm. insert the strip into the cartridge so that the side of > strip with the tape is toward the spool. you only need to put it in about > 2cm, enough to clear the opening. turn the spool in the same direction as > for rewinding. at some point, it will suddenly start pulling the strip. > that is when the film leader has stuck to the strip. pull the strip out and > it should pull the leader with it. thin plastic membership cards are what i > have had the most success with. they are the size of a credit card. i cut > it in half lengthwise and put the tape on one end. > > Herb.... >
