bolex cranking

[kevin jackman]

this will sound like a stupif question but im trying to figure out a few engineering ideas but im not near my bolex to have a look at it. when cranking the 1:1 shaft, to make it go forward to you turn it clockwise or counterclockwise?

[Nick Mulder]

Pretty sure its clockwise ...

 

Simply, open it up and see if the larger claw pulls down when you crank that way - either that or the rollers roll the film down from top to bottom etc...