[Frameworks] JK Repairs and/or rebuilding - Chicago or upper midwest

[John Woods]

Hm that's quite some news, I'm involved with restoring an old printer, hopefully 
he'll at least be a source of some parts for the short term. Did he say if he 
was completely closing shop and when? This news does explain why my recent phone 
call and e-mail went un-returned...

Now I'm not some sort of JK expert but in past disccussions, Jaako said the 
older models are all mechanical designs and you should be able to find a local 
machinist that should be able to help. The machines are functionally very 
simple, just a signal bouncing between a camera motor and the projector. A 
broken sequencer could be replaced with a cheap computer and a gadget like an 
Arduino. The various gates/transports would be the most difficult thing to 
replace I think.

John





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From: Jason Halprin <jihalprin at yahoo.com>
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 12:05:32 PM
Subject: [Frameworks] JK Repairs and/or rebuilding - Chicago or upper midwest


I'm looking for someone to make repairs on 3 JK optical printers, or better yet, 
to overhaul them and machine some new parts for the transport mechanisms. 


The newest one is of the K-106 variety, and the other two predate the Meritex 
control units. All three have had extensive repairs done already, and contain 
parts from a variety of different models.

Originally these were set to be sent back to Jako for overhauls and upgrades, 
but he recently informed us that he is retiring and cannot take on the task. 


Any leads in this matter, specifically in Chicago and the Upper midwest would be 
greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Jason Halprin

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