There is a smaller handcranked Morse called the G3, that was suitable for 16mm, 8mm (Regular) and I think 35mm(?)--no reason you couldn't scale this idea up. A motor may be overkill for 5 to 15 feet of film but was sure nice when we souped 100 ft. rolls of 70mm!!
Idea number two, there are a number of home process 16mm sites that have many different plans for racks to wind long rolls of film on that you then process in regular tanks. regards Mike ><<< My big concern here is the surface of the rollers, I don't want any > damage to the film as it is going around. Gene Johnson ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > In the Morse tank system, the film runs over two guide rollers >between the feed and takeup spools. Only the backside contacts the >rollers, therefore no damage to the emulsion. Very simple. > I suspect that there are still Morse tanks around and if someone >were to find one, I'm certain that a functional copy could be >reverse-engineered and produced in plastic on a small but still somewhat >expensive scale, probably around $800-1000 for the first few to defray >the costs of purchasing equipment for hot-gas welding of PVC and >learning how to use it. I, frankly, have no desire to re-invent the >automatic reversing mechanism that worked quite well and I have not seen >a Morse since I finished my hitch in the USAF in 1961. If detailed >photos and/or drawings can be provided, I could make a stab at it before >I retire from building ophthalmological research equipment sometime in >the next 2 years. bye, sid. > >_______________________________________________ >Cameramakers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
