Just so AndrewF, that is what works for me. Now roll film is rather a
different proposition in that it is wider and is less rigid between the
reels of the spool. I am thinking of trying the stainless steel type
soon.
Chris
On 13 Jan 2004 , at 1:23, andrew fildes wrote:
> Spent years teaching High School kids to use Patersons (not my
> choice) - eventually found the trick. They suggest cutting the
> corners off the lead - I leave the tongue out and actually round off
> the end and cut a very thin 1mm taper on the tip for about 2-3mm (not
> too much or it will jump the rails). I found that having done that I
> could feed a 24exp film in just by pushing it so long as the reel is
> perfectly dry, without the need for the steel balls. I became a
> Paterson convert.
> Having spent many frustrating sessions watching students hack bags
> from the inside with scissors, jam and bend film, attempt to use
> reels left damp from a previous class and expect me to retrieve the
> disaster without damage, this came as a revelation. (You want to try
> and control a class with your hands locked in a dark bag - especially
> when you are an 'eyes-closed' loader?)
> I trained them to leave the tongue out when rewinding, trim it
> properly and lock the tongue into the reel before getting into the
> bag, leaving the cassette hanging on the reel. They can then feed
> directly from the cassette in the darkbag (never had a scratching
> problem).
> AndrewF
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