Watch homemade 8mm films.
Before the advent of video cameras, 8mm film cameras served as the best method of recording home film footage. Once recorded, the only way to watch the information is to use an 8mm film projector. This requires you to correctly feed the film into the projector. Even if you have never set up an 8mm film projector before, the process is straightforward and only takes a moment or two.
Instructions
1. Place the 8mm film spool that currently houses the film strip onto the spindle at the front of the 8mm film projector.
2. Slide the second film spool onto the back spindle located at the rear of the 8mm film projector.
3. Take the free end of the 8mm film strip and pull it towards the film projector. You want the film strip to rotate from the top of the film spool, not the bottom (like a roll or toilet paper).
4. Slide the film strip into the opening at the top of the projector. There are a series of brackets along the opening. The brackets fit right into the holes along the side of the film strip. This allows the film to feed smoothly into the projector.
5. Pull (gently) the film strip out the back end of the projector and up towards the second spool. There is a small slit inside the middle of the spool. Slide the end of the film strip into this slit, then turn the spool towards the projector until the film rotates onto the spool (if you don't, the film strip is just going to slide out of the spool when you begin to play the film). Once in place, turn on the projector and press the "Play" button. The 8mm film now begins to project onto the display surface.
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