I would wrap the film before it touches the ground. The pain is finding that you need more slack to get the loop to fit. :( Do you have permutatable arms? (aka: you can change the distance in order to take-up slack?)
K. On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Amanda Christie < ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca> wrote: > 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 > ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca > _______________________________ > > > > 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 < > ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca> 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 >> ama...@amandadawnchristie.ca >> _______________________________ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > > > -- > -- > Karl Reinsalu > e.mail: kreins...@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- -- Karl Reinsalu e.mail: kreins...@gmail.com
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