Hi Matt, It's true what everyone says, loading a lomo tank takes lots of practice to get comfortable with. If you haven't done it before start in daylight with dummy film..
I was having quite a bit of trouble last year, despite years of practice and discovered I was using the wrong combination of spacers. What I was doing had always worked on previous tanks, but not on the one I bought on ebay. Someone here linked to this doc with might have the diagram you're looking for ( https://sites.google.com/site/olexserviceskinor/processing-of-a-cine-film-in-home-laboratory/spiral-processing-tanks?authuser=0), which helped me to realize that I was used to doing "1 16mm version II", but for whatever reason I needed to be doing "1 16 version I". And I don't have a spare turntable laying around, but I've found a push pin in the middle of a piece of plywood works well. The plywood doesn't turn, but the head of the pin helps keep the spiral in the same spot while spinning the spiral. Hopefully this helps and good luck! Amanda Thomson -- she/her unceded = stolen Saxe Point @ doing.and.doing <https://www.doinganddoing.com/artworks?pgid=kdflk42d-bf472e67-2867-4ce9-8bc1-800f4226afac> https://vimeo.com/amandat http://www.irisfilmcollective.com > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Matt Shaw <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 12:28:35 +0000 > Subject: [Frameworks] lomo tank instructions > > Hi Folks, > > I'm looking for instructions on loading a 50' Lomo tank with 16mm film. I > believe I have all the correct spacers for the tank. I hear there's a > manual somewhere online, in Russian but highly illustrated. > > I can get the film threaded but am having difficulty spooling film onto > the tank's spiral reels. Every YouTube video makes this look incredibly > easy but I keep bending the film and jumping the track/groove. > > looking to hand process with a cleaner image — Matt > > > >
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