On 1/22/06, Adam Seychell <a_seychell@...> wrote:
parallel to the axis of the cylinder), where the film might become
flat and not press against the inside of the cylinder. Also, might
have to tape the film inside, to avoid it sliding around.
plug would have a bearing, and the plug/bearing assembly could be
mounted with a hinge to the baseplate. That allows the plug to be
removed from the cylinder so you can get at the inside of the
cylinder. But that doesn't sound like it is worth the trouble.
For good, cheap small ball bearings, check out the bearings for rollerblades.
Cheers,
- Jan
> Regarding film mounting, it is ideal to have the film placed on theMaybe - there might be a problem at the edges of the film (that are
> inside of a drum cylinder.
parallel to the axis of the cylinder), where the film might become
flat and not press against the inside of the cylinder. Also, might
have to tape the film inside, to avoid it sliding around.
> The drawback with this approach is buildingCould have a conical plug that goes in one end of the cylinder. The
> single sided bearing mount system for the drum. I guess thats all up to
> degree of mechanical balancing.
plug would have a bearing, and the plug/bearing assembly could be
mounted with a hinge to the baseplate. That allows the plug to be
removed from the cylinder so you can get at the inside of the
cylinder. But that doesn't sound like it is worth the trouble.
For good, cheap small ball bearings, check out the bearings for rollerblades.
Cheers,
- Jan