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Rewind bench
- Kelmar benches
- Hand crank
- Horizontal rewinds of various types
- Spindle types and shapes
- Best practices
-No matter what type of rewind equipment you are using, it is essential that even speed and tension be maintained on the take up and feed reels at all time. If you're using hand rewinds and rewind with a "jerky" motion you can easily cinch the film, causing more visible damage than would ever be possible projecting the film. -Make sure the reels you are rewinding onto and off of are not warped or nicked, and are generally of good quality. Film should never be twisted when rewinding. If you need to reverse the wind of the film simply wind over to under or vice versa. Be careful that the base or emulsion of the film does not brush up against the edge of the reel (especially in 16mm using large reels) as this will cause horizontal scratching. -Be very careful when winding film that is loosely wound onto another reel, if too much tension is put on the film it will become cinched. THIS DAMAGE IS IRREVERSIBLE as dirt is embedded into the emulsion.
External Links
- Kelmar Systems, manufacturers of motorized vertical rewinds