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8mm materials

Truzi

I will be dabbling in 8mm and Super 8 in a few months. I'm slowly acquiring items I will need. To start I will be using Tri-X reversal Super 8 and Fomapan R100 8mm; color may come later. I've most the chemicals I need to mix the solutions - doing it correctly is another story
I have cameras, projectors, a couple screens, and a table-top editor. I will likely purchase a Lomo UPB tank (and slitter for the double-8 film).

Can anyone suggest current (new) products and online vendors for the following in both 8mm and Super 8? (I'm in the U.S.A.)
50-foot reels
leader
splicing tape

I can find these items easily by searching the web, but figured it best to ask for experience-based recommendations.

Also, is there anything else I might need?
 
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Truzi

Thanx, that will help. I have some of my grandfather's equipment, and while the leader is still good, I don't trust the splicing tape - it's from the 70s or 80s.
 

cmacd123

Oh Yes, Splicing tape. Their are two kinds of splicers. The "presstape" style that takes perforated tape and the style that punches the perfs into a plaiin strip of tape.

Urbanski film seems to have "bought the business from Kodak" on the presstape splices. http://www.urbanskifilm.com/presstapes.html