Filmshooting

Good morning all

Now i've started collecting projectors it seems I cant stop. Having already aquired a Bell and Howell 625 and a Eumig 501 .. I was at an auction recently and picked up a Bell and Howell Filmosonic Super8 sound projector for £3. And its working! (Albeit seemingly the same problem ...

I don't know how the 501 drive works, but the Mk Series have a friction drive "gearbox" by moving the driving wheel to a different radial point on the driven wheel. There are two of the driven wheels as the motor is tilted to one or the other for forward or reverse. If you have this type of drive ...

Hi Matt, I don't know the eumig 501 but I'll try to help. All projectors I've seen that have 2 or more speeds like that will either have a belt that shifts between pulleys or they do it electronically like a modern lathe does. If it does it with pulleys maybe the pulley is loose? Does it also run ...

Hi all
Firstly - let me introduce myself as I've only just joined this forum. My names matt and I am a complete amateur with 8mm! I've picked up a few standard and super 8 films and the bell and howell projector I got is very fiddly to load so I got one of those eumig 501 machines as I read that ...