[Frameworks] Loading two super 8 film in the Lomo Tank

[vassily bourikas]

Hi Kevin, 

The following has nothing to do with the arrangement of your spirals but it does 
have to do with avoiding light leaks. 

The top screw, the one that is kind of tulip shaped, has a small hole in it.
(I am not next to a Lomo tank right now to make a picture but you will locate it 
for sure) 

Cover that hole. A small piece of decent black gaffer tape will stay there a 
long time. 
If you leave it uncovered you will find that light will leak through this hole, 
and affect the several frames that are directly under it. It will be very 
visible, specially on the film on the upper deck of your Lomo tank. Blocking 
that hole hardly affects the flow of the chemicals. 

I hope this helps. I tried to read all the other posts on the matter, I 
apologize if someone has covered this already. 

Happy processing and happy new year, 

Vassily Bourikas 
Laba
Athens 


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Vassily Bourikas
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From: Kevin Timmins <on-one-2 at hotmail.com>
To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
Sent: Mon, 3 January, 2011 0:13:26
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Loading two super 8 film in the Lomo Tank

 Just want to say thanks to Pip, Carl and Nicky for the help. Really appreciate 
the info!

Could you please follow the link bellow to a flickr page if you have time: 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48380644@N06/

I've taken some photos of the pieces and have basically story-boarded the order 
of operation (well how I think it should go anyway). Pictures one to four show 
(to me) the only logical way to space everything out by 8mm and thread the whole 
thing together. The fifth photograph shows the bits left over. There are two 
screw on spacers, a bush and the handle. Obviously the handle must be used, 
however I'm still not clear wether to use one spacers, two spacers (one above 
and one bellow), the bush or none of these pieces at all (just screw in the 
handle as is sits in picture 4). 

I'm guessing the height of the handle is pretty important as not to let any 
light in? Thanks again for the help so far, any tips on what's correct or 
incorrect would be ace!

Best
Kevin        

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From: nicky.hamlyn at talktalk.net
To: on-one-2 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Loading two super 8 film in the Lomo Tank
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2011 14:04:10 +0000

Hi Kevin,

The bottom spiral stays as is. You remove the screw-on spacer from the centre of 
the upper spiral, and the top plate goes on whichever way makes the gap 8mm 
instead of 16mm.

If in doubt, have a practice with some film,

Nicky Hamlyn.


On 31 Dec 2010, at 16:45, Kevin Timmins wrote:

I can have a good guess at how to load two super 8 films into my Lomo tank but 
I'd rather follow some instructions so as I can be sure I'm doing it right. 
>
>
>Basically the instructions that came with my tank are translated very very 
>badly. It makes mention of 16mm film under the Loading two Super 8 
>Films section. There are also references to bits that don't appear in the 
>accompanying images. 
>
>
>Anyway... can anybody link me to a webpage where it shows me the order of 
>operation for developing two roll's of super 8 at the same time.
>
>
>Thanks
>Kevin
>
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