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

From: Kevin Timmins (email suppressed)
Date: Sun Jan 02 2011 - 14:59:18 PST


Hi Nicky
Agreed the handle height won't be affected by the order of the spirals. It's just the top of the arrangement that is key. As you can see in the fourth picture there is a thread on the top spiral. Without any spacer attached the handle is quite low in the tank (worried about light getting in). With a space it's pretty high (quite snug to the hole in the top of the tank where you pour in the chemicals). As it turns out I cannot use the bush because its just to wide and the handle thread can't reach the inner bolt thread (so thats that piece out of the equation).
So possibly have troubles with light entering or have a problem with not being able to pour the chemicals in quick enough? I guess the only way to find out is to test it both ways and see what works best! I'm sure it'll probably work both ways, just wanted to be sure!
Thanks again Nicky, appreciate the advice!Kevin

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Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 22:28:51 +0000
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Loading two super 8 film in the Lomo Tank

It looks right to me. The height of the handle should not be affected by the way you have arranged the spirals. The whole point is that you can do 8mm, 16mm and 35mm with the LOMO tank, and the handle length will not be affected, so light should not enter.
However, the oil seal on the your crank case looks like it may need replacing!
Nicky.

On 2 Jan 2011, at 22:13, Kevin Timmins wrote: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!
BestKevin

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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.
ThanksKevin
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