Jonathan, I hope you, or I, or someone writes a book entitled "The Global Hayseed." It's just so evocative. ---------------------- Michael Sicinski 6106 Craigway Spring, TX 77389 USA (713) 410-4048 [he/him]
On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 12:01 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Frameworks mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Frameworks digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions (Jay Hudson) > 2. Re: Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions (Beebe, Roger W.) > 3. Re: Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions (Larry Urbanski) > 4. Re: Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions (Scott Dorsey) > 5. Re: Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions (Matt Shaw) > 6. Re: Difference between (Jonathan Walley) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jay Hudson <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 20:35:00 -0500 > Subject: [Frameworks] Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions > I have two issues with an Eiki SL-0 that I need help with: > > First, a common issue. The rubber around the lens has disintegrated. I > recall the advice was to get 'surgical tubing' and wrap it around the lens > in layers until it is thick enough. What exactly is the tubing that > people are referring to? > > Secondly, the projector makes a horrible rattling noise when it runs > forward. Inside the projector, as a part of the bottom axle of the feed > arm, there are two cup-shaped gears. Below that, there is a piece that > looks like an upside down comma. When I run the projector in reverse, the > comma piece moves up and presses the cup shape gears together. Run > forward, the comma piece does not move. This is what creates the rattling > sound. If I press the cup shaped gears together manually, there is no > rattling sound. Until recently, I hadn't used the projector in years. It > never used to have this problem. Any ideas with what is going on and how > to fix it? > > If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it highly if they could share > them. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Beebe, Roger W." <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 01:41:19 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions > > Jay, > > > > The focus issue is really easy to fix—it takes me less than 30 minutes now > (after doing it a dozen times). I use shrink tubing like this: > > > > > https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-4-in-Length-Heat-Shrink-Tubing-Assortment-1-8-in-3-16-in-and-1-4-in-HST-AST/100166440 > > > > I do the variety pack, because I use a slightly smaller gauge for a first > layer or two & then a slightly larger one. Pretty sure I just do three > layers total, but it’s been a minute since I last did it. (I had much more > limited success with other kinds of tubing that didn’t grip as tightly.) > > > > As for the second problem, I actually have the same issue on a Bell & > Howell 3580 that I’m looking at with a mechanical genius friend next week. > I can update you if I figure it out, but if there’s someone out there who > already knows the answer, I’m all ears! > > > > Best, > > Roger > > > > *From: *Frameworks <[email protected]> on behalf of Jay > Hudson <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected] > > > *Date: *Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 8:36 PM > *To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[Frameworks] Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions > > > > I have two issues with an Eiki SL-0 that I need help with: > > > > First, a common issue. The rubber around the lens has disintegrated. I > recall the advice was to get 'surgical tubing' and wrap it around the lens > in layers until it is thick enough. What exactly is the tubing that > people are referring to? > > > > Secondly, the projector makes a horrible rattling noise when it runs > forward. Inside the projector, as a part of the bottom axle of the feed > arm, there are two cup-shaped gears. Below that, there is a piece that > looks like an upside down comma. When I run the projector in reverse, the > comma piece moves up and presses the cup shape gears together. Run > forward, the comma piece does not move. This is what creates the rattling > sound. If I press the cup shaped gears together manually, there is no > rattling sound. Until recently, I hadn't used the projector in years. It > never used to have this problem. Any ideas with what is going on and how > to fix it? > > > > If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it highly if they could share > them. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Larry Urbanski <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 20:47:28 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions > For the focus knob issue I made a video how I fix it. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdNahj6tcks > For the rattling sound you have to disassemble all the gears from the > bottom shaft of the feed arm and lubricate the shaft with a good grease. > The gears rotate on the shaft and when the shaft gets dry it makes that > terrible sound in forward. Once lubricated it will be quiet. > Larry Urbanski > > On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 7:42 PM Beebe, Roger W. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Jay, >> >> >> >> The focus issue is really easy to fix—it takes me less than 30 minutes >> now (after doing it a dozen times). I use shrink tubing like this: >> >> >> >> >> https://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercial-Electric-4-in-Length-Heat-Shrink-Tubing-Assortment-1-8-in-3-16-in-and-1-4-in-HST-AST/100166440 >> >> >> >> I do the variety pack, because I use a slightly smaller gauge for a first >> layer or two & then a slightly larger one. Pretty sure I just do three >> layers total, but it’s been a minute since I last did it. (I had much more >> limited success with other kinds of tubing that didn’t grip as tightly.) >> >> >> >> As for the second problem, I actually have the same issue on a Bell & >> Howell 3580 that I’m looking at with a mechanical genius friend next week. >> I can update you if I figure it out, but if there’s someone out there who >> already knows the answer, I’m all ears! >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Roger >> >> >> >> *From: *Frameworks <[email protected]> on behalf of >> Jay Hudson <[email protected]> >> *Reply-To: *Experimental Film Discussion List < >> [email protected]> >> *Date: *Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 8:36 PM >> *To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> >> *Subject: *[Frameworks] Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions >> >> >> >> I have two issues with an Eiki SL-0 that I need help with: >> >> >> >> First, a common issue. The rubber around the lens has disintegrated. I >> recall the advice was to get 'surgical tubing' and wrap it around the lens >> in layers until it is thick enough. What exactly is the tubing that >> people are referring to? >> >> >> >> Secondly, the projector makes a horrible rattling noise when it runs >> forward. Inside the projector, as a part of the bottom axle of the feed >> arm, there are two cup-shaped gears. Below that, there is a piece that >> looks like an upside down comma. When I run the projector in reverse, the >> comma piece moves up and presses the cup shape gears together. Run >> forward, the comma piece does not move. This is what creates the rattling >> sound. If I press the cup shaped gears together manually, there is no >> rattling sound. Until recently, I hadn't used the projector in years. It >> never used to have this problem. Any ideas with what is going on and how >> to fix it? >> >> >> >> If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it highly if they could share >> them. >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Scott Dorsey <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:53:42 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions > Larry is entirely correct about lubricating the cam gears BUT... if that > is > a problem, likely you have a lot of other lubrication issues that are going > to appear soon. Get yourself a bottle of turbine oil and a tube of white > grease and go through the full lubrication procedure in the manual. Make > SURE to lube the intermittent properly because it will destroy itself if it > runs dry. > > The slot load mechanism has a lot of things that can get balky if they are > not kept clean and lubricated, and it can shred your film very badly if it > starts acting up. Go through the whole lubrication. > --scott > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Matt Shaw <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2021 13:13:16 +0000 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Eiki SL-0 Maintenance Questions > I'm about to have my EIKI SSL-0 back from Dwight at the Boston Connection > for many of the same issues. I had tinkered with fixing the issues on my > own, but they persisted, after purchasing the projector from someone who > had it in a closet for 30 years. > > It was nice to invest in the tune-up, even if it meant a delay in > processing some film/buying more film stock. > > http://cutfilm.com > > > mattshaw.me > 🌲📡🌲 > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > On Thursday, March 4, 2021 9:53 PM, Scott Dorsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Larry is entirely correct about lubricating the cam gears BUT... if that > is > > a problem, likely you have a lot of other lubrication issues that are > going > > to appear soon. Get yourself a bottle of turbine oil and a tube of white > > grease and go through the full lubrication procedure in the manual. Make > > SURE to lube the intermittent properly because it will destroy itself if > it > > runs dry. > > > > The slot load mechanism has a lot of things that can get balky if they > are > > not kept clean and lubricated, and it can shred your film very badly if > it > > starts acting up. Go through the whole lubrication. > > --scott > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Frameworks mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jonathan Walley <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 08:31:37 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Difference between > Hello Jimbo, > > I thought about Uncle Josh, or country rube, or “provincial.” All sound > pretty impolite. But the extreme reaction of Uncle Josh is what I hope for > from my students when they first encounter avant-garde/experimental cinema > - not so much the leaping into the screen, but certainly a strong emotional > reaction that leaves them disoriented. > > Using the term “hayseed,” I didn’t really have in mind anyone from a > specific region, as being from an urban environment doesn’t make a student > any more likely to have seen experimental films before coming to college. > Lately I’ve heard about the “global south” and the “global north,” a new > variant on industrialized vs. non-industrialized, elite vs. marginal, etc., > which projects the more regionally specific north/south distinction onto > the world in general. Perhaps we need a term like “the global hayseed.” > > JW > > On Mar 2, 2021, at 3:31 PM, James Kreul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> [I know “hayseed” is impolite, but I just mean it as blanket term for >> innocent eyes, and after all, I do teach in Ohio]. >> > > Jonathan, > > Perhaps the film-historical reference that would be a bit more polite > would be "Uncle Josh," referencing "Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show." > Unless, of course, you believe that Uncle Josh is a "hayseed," as suggested > by the British original, "The Countryman and the Cinematograph." > > Jim K. > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > > > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > http://film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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