Well the machine is now working with all smutty glory!!!
Has been quite a ride.. everything me and dad did was wrong the first time, so then we would have to go and rethink etc etc.
I did order a 16mm film about chimpanzees at the fairground and arcade ( " CHIMPS JAMBOREE") .. this was going to be my practise film to splice and load into the projector. It didnt arrive on time and being impatient i loaded one of the really filthy films i had sent in plain brown packaging.
Ive only got about 1/3rd of the actual film loaded.. seems to be a ton of it!
Ive broken this film so many times and spliced it back together again. I read that to make film glue you get some old film, chop it up, mix with acetone and 2 days later you have cement... well i did all that and some 5 days later i still have bits of film floating in acetone in a jar that smells of garlic.
Not to be set back though, i experimented and found that Super Glue works a treat.. mix that with a pair of scissors and some good eyes and you can splice film easily whilst still in the projector.
Eventually, i found that the top 2 bearings were binding and preventing the film from turning every now and again... when this happens she breaks.
Total amount of film is about 3 minutes... because its a continuous loop the beginning is also the end... at this point i have a little nick cut out of one side... as the film rolls it runs against a little wheel, this is attached to a brass arm that pushes in a bakelite and brass microswitch. When the cut out hits the wheel the arm moves out very slightly and opens the switch... this cuts the power to the projector and if you want to see more filth then you have to drop another 10c.
The adjustment of this switch is so finite.. it kept moving over too much and snapping the film! Each time its wrong the bloody film snaps!
Luckily im now an expert at splicing the backyard way.
Anyway... enough guff... get on with the filthy bits Gav.
Heres the projector running.... its sset slightly at an angle to project the film to the correct spot in the machine.
The film shines on the bottom mirror which then moves to another mirror further up
This then moves the image to the top mirror
and finally onto the viewing card
So whats it like to drop 10c and watch a film??
Come take a look.....
Bit closer...dont forget to make yourself comfortable and rest your foot
Thats better.....
Lets take a look inside...
BLIMEY!!!!!!!!
Now this film doesnt have sound... but if it did, im sure she'd be saying things like...
"Hello sailor"..... "arent you a big boy" etc etc etc.
Is bloody funny actually... her zip gets stuck on her dress and she cant get it undone... but luckily we are all looking at her rose bud lips with animal lust and didnt notice the wardrobe fluff!
Oh.. thjs machine is a classic!!! Its made perfect with absolutely filthy early 60's B&W porn...LOL!!! Thats as good as it gets gents... this is the 60's remember and ladies ( even those with loose reputations) kept their knickers on!
Hope youve enjoyed the peep show... ive absolutely loved it!
