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Instructions

WORKER S8
The ideal splicer for
SUPER 8 and SINGLE 8
acetate and polyester films
Pages 1 - 4: Splicing one-track films with
conventional splicing tape
Pages 6 - 9: Splicing two-track films with
WORKER DUOPLAY splicing tape

The
film
clamps

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Copyright by WOrker, D-7238 Oberndorf a. N. (Aistaig)
Printed in West-Germany
Dry splicing of one-track films
with conventional splicing tape

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1 Clamp and cut
right film section
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Place rig h t film section - glossy side

up and perforations away from you -
over metal pins (a) on right side of pivot-
ing plate. Let film end protrude beyond
the cutting edge by at least one frame .
Slightly pull film toward the right.
Depress lever of right film clamp , move
clamp forward over the film , and release
lever.
Cut and remover trimmings.

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 Clamp and cut
2 left film section
- track up-

Place left film section over metal pins

(b), pull it slightly to the left, clamp it in
position, cut and remove trimmings.
To cut the film, move the knife lever swiftly
downwards - i. e. neither to the right nor
left - without applying force.
A perfect cut is obtained if you cut each
film section separately, first the right
section, then the left.

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 Apply splicing patch to
3 glossy side of film, leaving
sound track open.

Place a WORKER splicing patch - with

its red end up and pointing toward you -
over plastic pins (c) between film clamps.
The far ends of all slots should evenly
contact the rear sides of the plastic pins.
Hold rear half of splicing patch down with
your index finger, while pulling front half
toward you with your other hand. Lightly
press down patch to right and left of spli-
cing point, but do not push it into cutting
slot. Now release rear half of splicing
patch.
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 Apply splicing patch to
4 emulsion side of film
and remove spliced film

Swing pivoting plate with film forward .

Press firmly on splicing point, especially
on cut ends and perforation .
Pull front end of splicing patch toward the
rear over the film edge. At the same time
push splicing tape to the rear under short
flap of patch with your index finger, and
press tape firmly onto film.
Swing back pivoting plate and remove film.
Press - but do not rub - finished splice
between the two plates supplied with the
splicer.
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An even simpler and more effective method of smooth ing
fini shed splices is by means of the new
WORKER TAPE ROLLER
It is supplied together with a large rolling plate for the
film . You can use the TAPE ROLLER for pressing and
smoothing fini shed splices on your film s as well as on
magnetic and casette tapes.

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As the roll is anti-magnetic, it does not interfere with

magnetic sound and picture recording in any way .

Frame line
The WORKER S 8 splicer cuts exactly in the middle bet-
ween perforations, i. e. exactly where the frame line is
supposed to be .
However on exposed films the frame line is sometimes
positioned sligthly off-center so that the cut is made within
the picture rather than on the frame line.
Since the WORKER S 8 makes a perfect splice, this does
not matter. However if you want this corrected, you will
have to adjust your camera. By no means adjust the
press!
Never splice films taken from different cameras, but splice
each film separately.

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Exchanging the upper knife: Take out slotted screw on
left side of knife lever. Loosen hexagon screws, using
wrench. Pull out knife. When inserting knife, place it
between plate under hexagon screws and knife holder,
and tighten screws.

Never loosen the two screws on top of the knife lever.

Splicing two-track films with

WORKER DUOPLAY splicing
patches on all WORKER splicers
Balance stripe

Main sound track Glossy side

Main sound track and balance stripe

(Stereo) remain free on glossy side.
Emulsion side is covered completely.
In general the new patches are applied
as the old ones. Films having a single
sound track can be spliced with WORKER
DUOPLAY patches as described in the
following.
Note: In the illustrations the yellow backing strip is shown
in blue screened print.

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Apply splicing patch to glossy
side of two-track film
Proceed as instructed on pages 1 2
and
When inserting th e film, make sure the
tracks are up.

WORKER-DUOPLAY
splicing patches
(for 4 frames)

Place a WORKER DUOPLAY splicing

patch over plastic pins between film
clamps so th at yellow part is up and red
end with holes points toward you. The far
ends of all slots should evenly contact
rear sides of plastic pins. Securely hold
rear half of patch with left index finger,
while pulling front red end off toward you
with your right hand. Press front of patch
down to right and left of splicing point, but
do not push it into cutting slot. Now release
rear half of splicing patch .
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Apply splicing patch to emulsion
side, remove backing strip
and take out spliced film.
Swing pivoting plate with film forward.
Press firmly on splicing point, especially
on cut ends and perforations.
Raise yellow
backing strip to
vertical position
with left index
finger, folding it
over film edge,
and hold it there.
Pull white strip off
obliquely toward
the rear with your
right hand.
Push yellow
backing strip
backwards over
edge of fi lm with
your left index
finger and press
onto film across
its entire width.
(Roll two-frame
patch with Roller
in direction of
fi lm.)
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 Grasp top of
backing strip at
rear and cautiously
pull it toward you
(emulsion side of
foil applied under-
neath) . Swing
pivoting plate
backwards.
Grasp rear end
of yellow backing
strip and
cautiously pull it
off toward you
completely
(glossy side of foil
applied under-
neath). Gently
remove film.
Smooth both patches on a hard surface,
rolling them in film direction with the
WORKER TAPE ROLLER
Two-frame patch (= semi-patch)
Ij;l,this case only two pictures are
covered. This splice is exceed-
ingly narrow, absolutely reliable
and durable.
Place patch over central pins.
The two dots at the rear of the
pivoting plate serve as guide.
Otherwise proceed as instructed
above.
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