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==Issues with "the nub"==
==Issues with "the nub"==
[[File:Split-reel-nub.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Close-up of the center of a split reel, showing the "nub".]]
[[File:Split-reel-nub.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Close-up of the center of a split reel, showing the "nub".]]
Split reels usually have a metal "nub" next to the center spindle that helps to hold the core in place. Sometimes you will run across a core and a split reel that will not fit together. You may need to try another split reel or get creative to fix this situation (whether by hand-winding film onto a new core, carefully filing down the nub, or something we haven't thought of).
Split reels usually have a metal "nub" next to the center spindle that helps to hold the core in place. Sometimes you will run across a core and a split reel that will not fit together. You may need to try another split reel or get creative to fix this situation (whether by hand-winding film onto a new core, carefully filing down the nub, or something we haven't thought of).