Re: Kodak 8" CIRKUT FILM

[Ron Klein <panorama@xxxxxxx>]

> I split number 10 film for my # 5 Cirkut camera.  I wind the film a little
> tighter than it comes from Kodak and then saw it in half, including the
> spool, using a miter box and back saw.  I made a little U-shaped channel
to
> let the film rest on with the spool flanges hanging over the edge.  You
> lose the kerf of the blade and expose maybe an eigth of an inch of the
edge
> of the film.  Give it a try.  I learned this method from other guys in the
> IAPP, maybe Ron Klein or Bob Erickson or Dick Fowler.

Actually, I think I suggested using a tubing cutter.  I personally split my
film on my metal lathe with an exacto knife chucked up.  I can even do it in
the light without fogging the film.  The tubing cutter should be new with
sharp a sharp wheel.  Adjust the cutter very lightly and keep turning.  It
should work.  A guy could try it on a spool of just paper first.

Ron Klein