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Post #518752

Author
Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda
Parent topic
Puggo Strikes Back! (Released)
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Date created
2-Aug-2011, 12:46 PM

It's not dangerous at all to clean the reels (unless there is sprocket damage or a lot of splices).  Actually, I do a quick cleaning to try and get the big pieces of lint off of it.  I'm not set up to do a really thorough cleaning, and even after cleaning, the film and the projector still attracts dust and hairs.  So often I have to stop a capture midstream, rewind a ways, clean out the gate, and continue.  Sometimes I don't notice something caught in the gate because it's too small to show up on the viewfinder, but is clearly seen when the image is blown up.  That is frustrating and happens a lot.  Also, after doing 5 or 6 captures, the film is getting dusty again.