Re: Bulk loading HIE in 70mm, again -Reply

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On Tue, 13 May 1997, "Timothy E. Coffer" <COFFER.TIM@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I already have the metal cassettes to load with 70mm film. I'm wondering
>if there is a cannister or tin that the loaded cassette can be stored in.
>>From a reply from W-J, I gather there is such a devise; ie, I didn't get 
the
>full picture when I purchased 70mm film cassettes. So, where do I go
>from here? I guess wrapping them in alum. foil would work, but being the
>gadget fanatic I am, I feel like I should have the real McCoy.


I'm using the metal 70mm film canister to store three rolls in.  The others 
are going into a foil lined Tupperware container.  I've also thought about 
using Film Shields, which I believe are lead-lined.


>
>As far as my message about the used Alden loader I saw that was
>missing the "spool carrier", I can live with having to fashion something
>specific to the HIE spool, but also wonder how to determine how much
>film I'm loading into the cassette. Is there something else to the Alden 
that
>isn't in the used one I looked at that let's me know this?
>


Our Alden has a film counter that lets you know when you've loaded 
approximately 15 feet of film.  
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