[Leica] cassettes reloading and etc

[Summicron1 at aol.com (Summicron1@aol.com)]

the watson loader   actually has little holes in the inside of the knob end 
where you can engage the knob on the leica cassette and close the gate while 
the whole cassette is in the loader.

Insert whole cassette into loader, trim a point onto the film and insert it 
into the spool of the open cassette, close bulk loader lid, wind film onto 
cassette, turn outer knob of loader to close gate on caseette, open loader 
and 
take cassette out.

do this in dim light -- sometimes the casette gate doesn't close all the way 
and you get a little fogging if urnot careful.

c trentelman
In a message dated 7/16/04 8:56:16 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:


> 
> Hi Feli,
> 
> I load Leica cassettes using something called The Daylight Bulk Film
> Winder -- I think it is a Watson -- without difficulty. Trim a point for 
> the
> spool, close the loader door, turn off the lights and wind it 27 or 28
> turns. Then take the spool out and tighten the film, and slip it into the
> cassettes. Before turning on the lights I pull out the tongue of what I 
> will
> trim into a leader and turn the cassette to close it. Its quicker and 
> easier
> than it sounds.
> 
> bill
> 
>