You can jam the end of a bic pen in there in a pinch. And if you melt the
shaft of it you can bend it so that it works just like a rewind crank. Or
maybe this doesn't fit in the safe category.
or you can 3D print one here. https://sixteenmillimeter.com/
They're wonderful but depending on the
If you have a change tent/bag, you can roll out the material and then hand
rewind from the take-up to the feed.
Granted, only do this IF you are OCD like myself and can get the loading
the exact same way each time and if the frame accuracy of the rewind is not
important (enough to care).
If you ask because you just don’t have a backwind key, they’re very easy to
make. Just go to a hardware store and look for what iirc are called tension
pins, cylindirical pins with a slot down the length. One size of these things,
around ¼” iirc, fits perfectly into the drive socket on a Bolex.
Hi Folks..
Is there a workaround to (safely) backwinding a bolex without a key?
Warren
(Tampa)
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