Thank you for your kind words, David!! Best of luck with your films.

HAHAHAHAHAHA! Wait...you might be onto something...LOL

Thank you!!

Thanks Tyler, appreciate it! I would absolutely love to see what you come up with. I've often wondered why no one has managed to re-fabricate these reels. I know they're pretty precise but it doesn't seem impossible. Good luck and please keep me (and everyone) updated!!

@@Filmboy24 I won’t actually be designing the print or really even printing it myself. I’ll probably pay a friend to print it, but check out “GNAL not a lomo tank” They’ve created the files and go over wha all would be needed to create the reels. It’s a good time for 8mm/S8/16mm!

​@@tylerhuttosmith, I've seen that site, loaded with awesome stuff, thanks for pointing it out again (just bookmarked). Have you ever seen one successfully printed? I'd love to know that it's possible.

@@Filmboy24 I haven’t yet, but I’ll definitely let you know if I do!

Thank you!!

Hey Eren, that’s definitely a possibility, I’ve been meaning to update my Lomo video for quite a while now.

Hi Andrea, please feel free to email me at filmboy24@gmail.com and we can discuss. Thanks!

I've definitely found that practice is the key. The paperclip thing works for me sometimes but if I'm being totally honest, I haven't found anything that works as well as my old faithful rubber band and little spacer/bushing. I've never had an issue with the pressure plate staying down while using that method. One of these days, I'd love to create a "housing" that a super 8 cart fits into that does all of that for you :) Don't give up!!!

Is the rubber band/spacer shown in one of your videos? Thanks for all your help.

@@gtrplayer1000 My pleasure and yes, it starts at about the 3:45 in this video.

@@Filmboy24 Guess I should’ve rewatched this video before posting my question. 🙂. Thanks again.

@@gtrplayer1000, LOL, no worries my friend!

It's not possible to orient the film properly without starting from the other side. The only quicker method would be loading it onto the spiral directly from the cart, which rarely works well with old film.

@@Filmboy24 I think I'm missing something then. I thought all that matters is that the emulsion is on the outside of the spool.

@@Ni5ei The perforations need to be facing down as well, in the grooves. This is because there are occasions where the chemicals may miss (air bubbles, etc.) the film in the grooves. Since there is no picture on the perfs, they always go down. It's easy with 16mm 2-perf film, as it can be wound directly on.

@@Filmboy24 Ah yes I sse it now. Thanks Mike.

I've always done it that way because the film's natural curl is with the emulsion in. I like the film to be on the spiral the opposite way, so that it will have a natural "spring" to help keep it in place in the grooves and tighter against the groove wall.