Frisco video

My Dad used to do it a long time ago using chemicals and a jig. A "lost art" as he now calls it.........In school, we used to just use scotch tape. You lose a couple of frames, but oh well.........

 

Have you tried Scotch Tape?|-|

 

as first suggested by John M.

 

Tom, sorry that what worked for me didn't work for you. Perhaps my projector is more forgiving of splices than yours.

For the record, let me describe how I made my splices. First I cut the leading film off just past the sprocket hole, then I cut the trailing film off just ahead of the sprocket hole. I placed the leading film in the splicing jig and applied the glue with a pin in the area around the sprocket hole where the film will overlap. I then placed the trailing film in the jig and tamped down the joint with the butt of the X-acto knife to make it as flat as possible. Sometimes the glue would ooze out and bond with the jig. I cut the bond with the knife before it got too hard. After the splice had cured for a couple of minutes, I popped it out of the jig with the knife and let it cure for a couple of more minutes. Splicing film this way, both pieces of film are engaged by the claw when it goes through the projector and the leading edge of the splice is opposite the claw. You might want to observe the splices running through the projector and see if they are catching on something that's causing them to break.

Splicing tape is a reasonable alternative to gluing. I had pieces left over from my previous editing adventures, but prefer the gluing method instead. My splicer made an ugly S shape in the middle of the frame (yours may be more sophisticated than mine), and fingerprints and dirt are permanently enshrined in the 5 frames the splice covers. Gluing turned out to be more pleasing to my eyes. That being said, a check of ebay reveals that you can still buy splicing tape if that's the route that you want to go.

Rich

 

Tom,

I'm glad to help. I hope that your breakage problems are solved.

Rich