Thanks Karl! to clarify... am i on the right track... to keep waiting... or to keep adjusting?
the spaghetti dance on the floor pains me to watch... i want to grab a ladder and wrap another loop around the outside... , but it was too tight when i did that last time, no matter where i put the rollers or the slack control. it is indeed an RFS platter.... my instinct is to adjust... but I was told to wait a bit and watch it... so painful to watch the spaghetti though.... it only seems to be getting looser.... not tighter. Amanda Dawn Christie -------------------------------- 506-871-2062 www.amandadawnchristie.ca [email protected] _______________________________ On 2014-10-10, at 3:06 PM, Karl Reinsalu wrote: > You are on the right track. In my experience you want the platter as level > as possible (RFS Type Platter Looper) to maintain balance. Never let the > loop pull backwards and this usually results in the film binding at a point > in the run (not fun). I've had instances where I have to constantly find the > splice and add the slack to the outer part of the loop in order to get the > sweet spot. Id suggest keep wrapping and adjust your front and rear feed (if > you can) to tweak the tension right when it stops slacking. > > Best of luck! > > Karl. > > LIFT TECH - www.lift.ca > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Amanda Christie > <[email protected]> wrote: > hello all, > > i have a bit of a looper question. > > i've worked with them in the past, but not extensively... and this is the > first time i've run into this issue. > > we loaded the 35mm looper on monday, and ran it for a bit on monday, tuesday, > and wednesday just to get the right balance and tension... but wednesday > night during the opening, it kept getting more and more slack, dipping closer > to the ground... so i spent the day at the gallery yesterday, with some > fabric on the floor watching it... because i was told that it was normal that > it would take a couple of full days running for it to adjust to heat and > humidity and find it's ideal balance... but it started getting really really > slack and like spaghetti on the ground... so eventually i stopped it, and > added another loop around the looper to take up the slack... it was fine for > a while... but then would fluctuate extremely... with the loop dropping down > to the ground, then tightening up to as tight as it would go, then back down > to the ground... i was hoping it would just find it's balance... but then it > got too tight up at the top at the loop box, and started to pop up above the > internal vertical rollers, so i stopped it, and removed that external loop > again. now, once again it is too slack like spaghetti on the floor.... > (safely on lint free fabric though!) > > should i give it a few more hours to tighten up and find it's balance, or > should i stop it, and wrap another loop around the outside (like i did > yesterday, but that was too tight), then release a loop from the inside (so > that it's not quite so tight).... > > is this because it's an older print (only 2 years old) with a few splices and > burns in it from previous exhibitions? would i be better off with a brand > new print? > > or do i just sit tight and wait for it to find it's happy place? > > any advice from more experienced loopers would be much appreciated. thank so > much! > > > Amanda Dawn Christie > -------------------------------- > 506-871-2062 > www.amandadawnchristie.ca > [email protected] > _______________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > -- > -- > Karl Reinsalu > e.mail: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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