[Frameworks] 16mm graflex / singer / telex projectors

[k. a.r.]

I have easily owned 50+ projectors over the years, and have had a coupleathree of these go through my collection.
(I think I have one sitting unused in my basement right now, actually.....)

I never used them for very long.
The  threading is complicated, and hard to get out mid-reel, ( i.e. if the film breaks or jams.)
The ones I've had have never been able to run film backwards, (making them unusable to me.)

If you're going to use them, here's a tip: 
If you take off the back cover, there is a fuse inside there that sometimes needs to be reset.
If it stops working for no reason, check this fuse.
(it's just a few screws, nothing complicated).

my 2¢ worth........ :)



Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 15:29:52 -0500
From: ekremserdar at gmail.com
To: frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com
Subject: [Frameworks] 16mm graflex / singer / telex projectors

Thanks you 2; Alain, it's true the path isn't as easy as the Pageant (specifically the bottom part), but still felt good. Lamp wise, true true, but the pageant I have right now uses the old robot ears to begin with. Plus the pageants I was eyeing didn't seem that great/cheap, so I just got a graflex from etsy(!) that looked good and was cheap. 1000 model. Also, cheers for Chuck Hessingers contact.

And yes, ugly as hell.



On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Thomas Dexter <thomas.dexter at gmail.com> wrote:



I like these machines a lot, built like tanks, easy to clean and take apart, really great with damaged film, fast loading and ideal for short loops (which I use them for) The weight and availability of bulbs, as you mention, are the main issues for me - that and they look like something pulled out of a primary school dumpster. I have had some luck cutting the weight by removing parts, speakers, sound drum etc that I don't use.. 




T
On May 6, 2013 12:37 PM, "Ekrem Serdar" <ekremserdar at gmail.com> wrote:



Hey folk,
  Recently had a nice experience projecting with one of these (the manual load ones), and I'm considering getting one and having it be my primary instead of the pageant. 






  Seems to be easier to find zoom lenses for them, and they seem pretty smooth, adjustable pressure gate, and some have silent options too. Saw David Tetzlaff post about them with good words in the archive; anybody dislike them for any particular reason? (other than heavy and uses older bulbs)






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