jennifer_edwards1 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Oh please help! I have patterson reels that can open to hold 120 film, but have lost the manual. I see that I need to twist the reel clockwise (?) and pull like crazy to open it, but it wont budge. I think I am actually beginning to crack it! Can you help me? Thanks! Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profhlynnjones Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Some patterson and patterson reels aren't adjustable. Lynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachariah_edwardson Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Its one of those things that hard to do right at first, but once you get it, you can be set. Basicly, Push it in and clockwise, and if it adjustiable, it will pop open. Only took me 2 hours to figure out how to do it the first time, since I was scared to break it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_hofland Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 My Paterson reels all have three different settings-- 35mm, 127 and 120. I recall you twist the reels counter-clockwise to open, and then clockwise to re-engage. However, I have noticed one of my reels now doesn't want to disengage, probably because I had previously re-engaged it onto the wrong channels (one is wider than the other two). I'm sure that if I am determined I can still get it apart, and they are cheap enough that even if broken it is worthwhile to replace. Plus I can use them for sheet film in a pinch. But that's another trick altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_shiu Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Yes, turn clockwise and then they will just slide open. If it is really tight, maybe wear rubber gloves to get a better grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean_williams Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Try this...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Because plastic reels are designed to bugger up our thumbs and wrists. Once I have one set to either 120 or 35mm I don't change it again. PITA. Out of 10 or so of the things I have maybe two anonymous brand plastic reels that adjust smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_waller Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I frequently change my Paterson reels from 35mm to 120 - as a matter of necessity. Dean's set of three pictures shows you exactly how it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas_sullivan Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 yeah, the above pic examples are it. I change mine back and forth all the time. One thing I do though, and really didn't think of it till now, is that I take them apart after each use and rinse them off and let them dry apart from each other (the two halves). Perhaps you have been using them awhile and never really flushed out the chemicals that might have settled and dried up in there? I could see that making it next to impossible to get them apart then. Try soaking them in water over night, and see if they come apart then. And then get rid of any gunk that might be in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panmedia Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I have a lot of plastic reels and they are not built equal. Some are easy to asjust. some are difficult. And some are so tough and nearly impossible to adjust and make you really wonder if you did it the right or wrong way/angel/direction :). I experienced all of them and right now pleasantly stay with stainless steel ones. There is no need and no way to adjust those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_edwards1 Posted March 5, 2005 Author Share Posted March 5, 2005 After many tries and many failures, I tried the push in and twist recommended above and viola! open :) But not the patterson, this was another reel. Then today, after using the patterson, I had it soaking in hot water to rinse it, figured maybe it was gunky as also mentioned above. A few minutes later, it too opened! Yay! Thank you everyone! Now, if only I could figure out what I am doing wrong otherwise.... ;-P I got 2 frames off this roll! Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin_clark Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 <p>Here is a video tutorial of how to adjust the paterson reel</p> <p> 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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