phil hastings

Well I replied but I guess I did something wrong as it never posted. This site is great. I appreciate the replies. I talked to the Fries Engineering guys. Mark Wheeler was very informative and passed my request on to Bob who's last name I didn't get. By the way the number to call for them is not what is posted on the website but the following: 818.252.7708 Not 7700 as is still listed on the website. I think I'm leaning towards John's response as I am doing animation and everything seems to be winding ok in the magazine. I'll live with the kink for a while longer. Dom, you helped me out a few weeks ago by responding to an aparent urgent need for a new animation controller. Nice to see you frequenting this site too. I had just gotten done looking at McMaster and found the springs when I read you reply. It's a great resource for parts. thanks again everyone. phil

I'm in the middle of shooting an animation project and my Mitchell GC's metal spring has sprung. It is still in one piece, but has developed a kink. I don't know how this happend, maybe when putting it on or taking it off the magazine's wheel. First question, will the kink be a cause of slippage affecting the exposture time or timing in any way or will it just be noisy? I have limited knowledge of the Mitchell as this is my first project with one. Two, should I be in the market for a replacement? I can not be down to long as I am on a tight schedule right now. Three, any leads on where to find replacement belts and would a rubber or other material be better then the metal springs? thanks phil