Adam Savage's One Day Repairs: Arriflex 35mm Camera Motors!

Adam's latest obsession is with vintage film cameras, specifically an Arriflex 2C 35mm camera he is in the process of restoring. One of his first builds of the year is a full disassembly and restoration of motors for that camera, including the textured black crackle finish that's so iconic to this gear. It also gives Adam a chance to dive into the beautiful engineering and operation of these vintage cinematography tools, which we'll see more of in the coming weeks!
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PREMIUM/PATRON EXCLUSIVE: Join Adam as he assembles a tripod for this camera in (almost) real time! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zl7ao2dtjc5pm9E

[@ozthomas5987]

I truly enjoyed seeing a 2C running again! I worked with one in Alaska in the 90s. I have carried around 2 motors for over 25 years simply because of my fond memories of the camera. I don't know of their operational state but I would love to send them to Adam with the thought that they may live on in some useful way. How can I do this?

[@CutTransformGlue]

Adam: constructs a brand new thing and makes it look all beat up. Also Adam: takes an old beat up thing and makes it look brand new. And I totally get it!

[@mickf9258]

Dam you read my mind undoing all that story! He must have had a bang on the head lol.

[@Multi_ToBi]

Hi Adam, I love your love for the old Arris! I dreamt of an Arriflex since I was 9 years old. I had to wait 40 years until I finally owned one. It's the legendary 16st from the Swedish Broadcast Company. I took it to a specialist and he said, though it looks pretty worn, that the insides are in great shape. It gives me joy to even look at it, touch it and hear it humming...what an amazing feat of craftsmanship! Thank you for your video. We have to keep them alive. They're far too iconic...

[@morrisonAV]

I've used old ice cube trays to organize parts. When I disassemble something, I have trays with numbered compartments and drop in the parts sequentially. For reassembly, just start with the last group of screws.

[@kathmandu1575]

Genius idea.

[@craiga2002]

Wonderful idea! I head for the Volunteers shop tomorrow!

[@EpictheEpicest]

I know camera ops used to fix their own equipment all the time, but considering there are fewer and fewer people around who can still fix a motion picture camera, it's encouraging to see a non-pro attempt it.

[@LLCoolJeanLuc]

Don't be shy about saying Arri with the "ahh" sound. Americans tend to say "air-ee" but "ahh-ree" is proper. Arri comes from ARnold & RIchter Cine Technik.

[@Games_and_Music]

So, all he has to do is think about Ahnuld when pronouncing Arri.

[@Tmanaz480]

Also...remember your friend from film school.

[@williambecwar7939]

We used to use Arri's on older, Siemens X-Ray equipment, for heart studies done back before digital was a thing. The Germans always said "ah-ri," and the Americans "ay-ri." The camera company doesn't seem to mind, so long as you buy their stuff. :-)

[@chriskreo]

Incredible Adam! You made my day; you cannot imagine how many memories you brought to my mind. I’m a D.O.P. and studied cinematography at the Polish Film School in Lodz in the ’90s. We were shooting 35mm with this same camera from the first year of studies in those times. During a shooting in under -20 C, I complained that I could not see anything through the viewfinder, and my professor told me that if I manage to get a couple of good shots with it, I’ll do magic with a modern one:) Thank you very much!

[@nealsoad]

And that was the day that Adam began finishing all of his projects in black crackle. Count me in!

[@thomaslevy2119]

About repairing the missing insulation on the motor wires: "Liquid Electrical Tape" made by the Star brite company in USA, might work. It is a thick, liquid vinyl that is applied with a brush. It can work in places where electric tape or shrink tubing will not. Might be worth a try.

[@SteevyTable]

I fixed a Singer 127 motor like this. It's worth a shot. The insulation was completely shot and chunking off. Replaced the leads all the way up to the motor with some extension cord, and used liquid electrical tape for the rest. Edit: Getting home projects mixed with work projects.

[@giantm2323]

This is what I love about film. At it's core all you have to do is let light hit a thing. Yet the level of sophisticated engineering and imagination that goes into doing that well in a way that speaks to people is mesmerizing.

[@WoLpH]

Adam: "I like the quietness". Motor: sounding like a dentists drill

[@-MrFozzy-]

Watching someone take something electrical apart fascinates me. Not the deconstruction itself, but the self confidence to be able to put it back together. I have tried it twice in my 40 years. …both the iPad and iPhone remain lying in pieces, more broken than when I attempted to replace the screen on one, and home button and son the other….

[@JosephDavies]

Not really your fault. The iDevices are not only _not_ designed to be taken apart, they are designed _to not come apart_ without breaking. :/ It's a sad fact for many contemporary devices.

[@Recko1468]

Hi! I'm a precision mechanic from Germany. 1997 I had the opportunity to follow the manufacturing process of an ARRI 435 from the first screw to the finished camera! ARRI is just a great company! Just like PANAVISION! Both companies a dream to work for a precision mechanic 🙂👍

[@nerdvana2]

That leather bench top is a national treasure.

[@nate_0723]

28:16 I love Adam's noises of amazement

[@GlaDurDeaD]

You're correct in saying "Arri" like "Harry" Source: I shook hands with the ceo circa 2009 and my father used to work for them in their lighting department as a salesperson. I sent this to him as you're my favourite makers / tinkerers (second to my Dad of course! ❤️).

[@WalterGrahamJr]

the top down view of the leather mat on the workbench makes it look like a work of art

[@GraflexParts]

Film is not dead. ♥️♥️♥️

[@ChrisEllorris]

I love Adam's mad scientist hair popping into frame as he leans over the parts 😂

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Hey Adam, I have a question that I think is particularly suited to your experience. How do you organize items for a large number of eclectic projects? Do you find the best method to be a bin wall as seen in Mythbusters?

[@tjthrash0143]

I would guess his answer would be... it depends on the projects and the space you have to work with. (Note that the bin wall was Jamie's idea for organization\material storage.)

[@geoffstandee]

Oh man, I used to watch your channel all the time. Nice to see you here ☺️

[@DansSmegead]

Holy shit Adam, your explosive and persnickity passion when you talk about ANYTHING is so inspiring! You are a truly incredible human being, I hope you have a wonderful year - and just know that you've changed how I see and think about everything over the years. Absolutely for the better. Take Care :D

[@KillerSpud]

It might be a bit much, but you could probably use the case of the broken motor and attach a silent DC brushless motor with a nice speed controller. IMO it's totally something that the original engineer who designed it would have used if they had it.

[@tiberiuromanti]

hmmm, just got a Pentaflex 16 with a non functioning 12V motor, would it be possible to do the same thing? replace it with a brushless motor?

[@53pdj]

LOVE the old gaff! Great beginning.

[@laurentstudios]

Hi Adam! A couple of years ago I picked up my own ARRI 2C which I restored into working condition. And I must say it's wonderful once you run film through it, the mechanical beauty of this 80-year-old camera and the image it produces. It's stunning! Lovely to see you open up the motor!

[@truefilm6991]

These old Arriflex cameras were reliable workhorses. Many of our favorite classic movies were shot with these. As far as I know, the registration isn't the greatest, but they produce fantastic images, especially with currently available film stocks and modern film scanning. If only 35mm film wasn't so insanely expensive. A 400 ft mag holds 3 1/2 minutes of film (4-perf).

[@blankthoughttv]

I love this. I would not consider myself a Luddite but i cannot get best the joy it gives me to do things the analog way when able. I bought a Tascam Model 24 so I could get the tactile feel of faders while recording and mixing in post. The benefit of moder tech is that it all records to a SD card so I dont need hundreds of feet of tape. have a K2000 and play with film photography because it just feels so immersive in every little way. Motors, switches, cogs and film and magnetic tape... OH HOW I LOVE YOU SO!

[@gregahitchcock1982]

I did not know this till just now, but I am 40 years old, when I was about 5 or 6 my dad took me to a 80s era camera shop, and everything had that crackle finish on it, and I always associated it with being a "real photographer" if I had something, be it a boy, lens, case, whatever, which that finish on it.. Oh this is giving me chills.

[@chrisbarnes4410]

That's an amazing crackle finish! Wow you did it!

[@jonathanhouser6310]

This video is hilariously in my wheel house. Thank you for the deep dive into old arri tech.

[@czack_rz3532]

The delicate dance of being too gentle with something vs being heavy handed in disassembly where a guide isn't available. If that isn't universal to all physical makers I don't know what is.

[@keithbuck99]

2 is 1 and 1 is none!! Words to live by!!

[@brianreardon9842]

I watched Stanley Kubrick in action filming scenes for Full Metal Jacket in East London (UK). Across all those years Adam just brought alive for me what was actually happening in regard to the way Kubrick worked and the tools of his trade. 👍👍

[@Mikebuster]

lucky man, Kubrick was and is incredible. would of loved to have been there. I knew someone else that worked the FMJ Set in 87 too, they said they had a great time too. unfortunately it was the year I was born hah

[@Makkenhoff]

Genuinely interested in this old piece of camera/hardware. It's a massive effort to do any restoration, but the process was great.

[@JohnLobbanCreative]

Good morning 🌞 Crackle finish can certainly be a challenge but it looks so cool. Lots of 1970s electronics and test equipment used that.

[@njones420]

repainted my engine cam-cover with crinkle-paint some years back... it's amazing how a slight change in thickness/temp will give you a totally different finish (mine came out very ridged rather than just crinkled like the test piece)

[@MultiDjayson]

Adam: has absolutely ALL of the tools in the world. Also Adam: uses pliers to undo a nut

[@moritzprivat7325]

I love it 😍 old camera gear is so fascinating 😍

[@SweetTGuitars]

Hey Adam, I have purchased myself a full set of WHIA precision screw drivers and a set of Wera Hex/Allen Wrenches. They are such beautiful tools. Thank You for the inspiration over the years and all the nowldge you share! Peace & Love. Happy New Year!

[@loukashareangas4420]

It cannot be lost on Adam that the motors sound just like R2D2 screeching!

[@gsgeorge]

The Arri 2C is such a classic!!

[@calebbadger]

I'm a member of a makerspace. When I joined, they had an old South Bend lathe partially dismantled. I had never taken apart, put together or repaired a lathe before. I put it back together. I know I got some parts in wrong (the gearing on the feed wasn't operating correctly so the threading didn't work quite right), but I just intuitively got it back together. It probably would have taken a lot less time to do if I knew how it came apart but I just sorta figured it out. I don't consider myself particularly remarkable but I think that's just how my brain works. There's been a lot of times Ive taken things apart and not gotten them back together, but every time I do take something apart...a part of my brain gets exercised. So the guy that took apart the Bridgeport was likely the same way.

[@johnmoorefilm]

So, Arri made a blue Swiss Army knife for Kubrick and his camera crew including his director of photography Doug Milsome. Lovely Arri Blue with their old logo in silver….delightful. I worked with Doug years later in 94 as his loader and he gave me the Swiss Army knife as a thank you. I carried it for years until my entire kit was stolen in a studio in Bratislava 😩 gutted.

[@Maker3DPrinting]

Adam: The repair guys will watch their videos back to place bolts and parts back in the right order.

[@JakeTheBear1]

Classic Arri is certainly much more charming than modern ones. Can't wait for what more will come out of this project!

[@bartoscar]

I love Hand Tool Rescue and yes, he throws tons of stuff together into Evaporust and I have no idea how he keeps track of what goes where

[@Gravalpea]

I am glad I am not the only one who knew who he was talking about. XD

[@ARVash]

He recorded it on video ;)

[@justanotherfreakinchannel9069]

@@ARVash exactly! He's even said so in his videos, he just films taking them apart, and if he has any trouble getting things back together he refers to the video!

[@mikestone9111]

You can't be too many elbows removed from a camera tech who can detail strip and rebuild that camera in the dark. I spent my whole career as a professional stagehand listening to the older guys tell stories and learning the tricks they'd picked up along the way. In that time I never met a real expert who'd turn down a chance to share the oral history of our people with a kid who was smart enough to be interested and willing to keep their beverage of choice coming. With your love of the hardware and history, I can't imagine a good tech passing up the chance to use their old skills and share their stories with someone who can actually understand them. Put the word out and see what comes back.

[@f800gt76]

Professional equipment... built like a tank!

[@NathanButh]

On the need for organizing screws- I do vintage camera repairs for fun and so watch people doing them regularly as well. One of the prominent experts in the space is Chris Sherlock, who specializes in repairing old Kodak Retina cameras. He has uploaded a ton of videos of him doing these repairs and in all of them he just puts all of the screws, and what-have -you into a single container to them be cleaned. HOW?!

[@MissMoffet19]

Adam I'm stoked that you now do restorations on this channel! :D What a pleasure to watch this and at top of that you restore a piece of one of my favorite objects of them all - FILM MOVIE CAMERA! WHAT A TREAT!

[@petertrast]

Me yelling at the screen for 10 minutes, "Unscrew the 2 slotted prongs!" 🤣 These are fun videos, I love doing this stuff! Edited: 1 minute later you acknowledged my vocal frustration 🤣

[@jerrygortmaker8777]

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that has those moments of terror when you ask yourself will I ever be able to put this back together. My worse case is when I'm faced with reassembling something someone else has taken apart just thinking of it makes me feel stressed out. I once reassembled a Husquvarna motorcycle engine that I received in pieces it took months and a few nervous breakdowns to get working again.

[@WhiteTeeTurnip]

Love getting here early, huge fan 💚

[@ARVash]

You can tell in the first 50 seconds that the coffee hasn't hit yet. Great video and honestly don't take that as a negative, it's good seeing people be human.

[@hlarks]

I've wanted a 35mm movie camera for a long time.

[@ChrisEllorris]

You built this on my birthday! fun!

[@gregscott2228]

First time I found myself taking to the video: turn on your power supply, Adam. Power supply, Adam. Turn on the power supply, Adam!

[@aserta]

12:07 i usually snip the wires and solder new ones with a longer lead when i put it back. I've learnt the hard way that it's best to never mess with old contact pads under tension. Old PCBs, old traces, they're junk compared to modern stuff, and even modern stuff just flashes away into the wind if you're not careful. An old wire is not worth it.

[@jozefa1234]

and a piece of shrinktube to cover the solder.

[@aserta]

@@jozefa1234 Yup. I also use liquid latex for old stuff and even conformal coating for certain pieces of equipment (depending on heat distribution, as conformal coating does retain heat more). In certain situations, depending on how much space there is (like for example a Praktica MTL3, where there's ... no space) it's impossible to put shrinktube, so that's the better option.

[@lunakoala5053]

@@aserta wait, what? No place for shrinktube? regular shrinktube is like what? a 10th of a mm?

[@clivedurrant481]

What patience...impressive!

[@kevinwartel3752]

More One Day Repairs/Restorations please!!

[@johncrea9395]

Adam When dis-assembling things with multiple small parts, I have a mini-muffin tin (Fox Run Mini Muffin Pan, 24 Cup, Stainless Steel from Amazon) with magnets in the muffin holes. Each step gets a muffin hole for the screws/nuts/etc. Magnets in the muffin hole means that magnetic screws/nuts/etc will not fall out if I jostle the muffin tin, and although the Fox Run pan says it is stainless, the magnets do hold to the tin. If needed I number the holes so there is no chance of forgetting which hole is #1, #2, etc. Makes it easy to keep all the tiny bits and pieces together and in the order I removed them John

[@aral2dmax]

Adam, you are a Macgyver on steroids. I’ve watched myth buster from the very beginning my friend. And I still watch repeats. Anyway, I love watching you build things and fix what ever needs to be fixing. Love your tube channel, I am a SUBSCRIBER! 👍🤓

[@robertc.fisher3214]

I worked as a camera assistant at a low budget movie studio in the mid 80's. One of the films I worked on we had a Arri 2A, 2B, 2C and a 2C high speed. The studio also owned a Arr 35BL #25, rented a BL II and a BL III. It was pretty amazing the amount of historic cameras they had but at the time it was just low budget junk. Looking bank it was pretty fun and made some life long friends.

[@daveaxford9244]

Arri was founded by two partners in 1917: August Arnold and Robert Richter. The name Arri comes from the first two letters of their last names. AR (nold) and RI (chter). I have heard the German technicians who work for Arri pronounce it "Our-e" while the English speakers have Americanized it to "Air-e".

[@DieFreakmusik]

right I didnt know that. Greatings from germany. and when you want to get very nittpicky: The A is short because it stands before an doublecharackter.

[@daveaxford9244]

@@DieFreakmusik are you saying it’s a “soft A”? That would make sense when hearing the German pronunciation.

[@DieFreakmusik]

@@daveaxford9244 no on contrary. its more like an "arrri" and less like "ahri"

[@donaldasayers]

That crackle paint is well known as a finish for MGB dashboards, the spray is readily available in the UK.

[@PhilG999]

Known as "wrinkle finish" here in the US as well. Used on a lot of different things. Actually have a can in my garage ...

[@DonOblivious]

@@PhilG999 "wrinkle finish" aka Hammertone Widely available at hardware stores. Can also be replicated in powder coat.

[@rick74304]

Crinkle finish is a different texture than hammer-tone finish.

[@Mathizsias]

I watched this at 2x speed and Adam almost made me have a heart attack. Never again.

[@DETHMOKIL]

To keep track of my screws, I actually make a quick sketch of the object and all it's screw holes, then just tape the correct screw to where it would be on the drawing. Like a map. No need to carefully label little bins or trays with super specific descriptions that can still get mixed up or lost. They are all stuck in exactly the right place.

[@lindamuvic8110]

Got to use an ARRI 16mm, with a Nagra, shot a100 ft of test footage, glad I had a chance to use such an important an useful piece of movie equipment. Thanks for this video.

[@BROON71]

I was wondering what shirt Adam was wearing, and look. There is the tag. Nice.

[@invaderkendall]

I'm winding big inductors while watching this and Adam and I both exclaim "Are you serious?!" at the same moment. Tendons feel better after a chuckle.

[@scotgustafson3270]

Find "liquid tape". It comes in a bottle with a brush in the lid. It's a vinyl that drys like wire insulation. Works great.

[@suijin25]

I've simulated that crackle finish in the past with spray-on tool grip rubber. First you an old can of the spray, or leave it out in the cold for a while. Appy a thick layer and immediately dry it as fast as you can, heat gun works best. You get a great grippy crackle finish after about 3 coats.

[@TheChipMcDonald]

Camera gear finishes are so luxurious. There was another pseudo-crackle finish in the late 50s that usually came in a metallic aqua blue, and green, that had a "curdled" complexion. You don't see that anymore, but my father's camera gear - Voightlander and Star tripods, had that mottled gloss on "accent panel" sections, complemented with another particular to the era burnished aluminum and a kind of almost textured aluminum colored pot metal. A lost color way. / serious loon

[@littlekong7685]

Adam, Tupperware makes a small orange skin peeler tool, no larger than a pen. This is insanely popular with technicians in almost every field because it costs a fraction of the cost of a plastic screwdriver blade. Wonderful for prying parts, aligning bearings without risk of scratching, and cleaning hard plastics, also safe for electrical wire and charged capacitor contact. The other side (orange wedge), also great for peeling tapes and such (teardrop shaped edge has many uses). Do yourself a favour for the next restoration project and grab a few (dozen) for yourself.

[@captain_fuzzieness3582]

One of the things I go by whenever I'm on a set is paying attention to how much wear is on certain pieces of equipment. if something looks garbage but everyone still uses it, it is most definitely good and should be bought. wear means they get used often but everyone is comfortable with using it.

[@Games_and_Music]

Indeed, you always see a couple of pieces that are just worn out on the outside, sometimes also on the inside, but people still use it. There are still niches that only belong to a handful of old brands, crafted when the work ethic was the opposite of today's planned obsolescence.

[@joemontgomery6658]

Thats what they say about vintage guitars

[@heyitsjunior7870]

The sound of that motor at 16v reminds me of michael winslows shaver impression in police academy. I was waiting for the scream and fall lol.

[@CarboniteDreamer]

i love old movie equipment. to me thats so awesome. i looked into it due to my wifes passions. shes a graphic artist who turned me on to Muybridge's works the images were of course amazing but my engineering mind went to how the hell did he do that so i started looking into the film equipment. i could never use it to the degree that some of these amazing people have but i still find the equipment fascinating.

[@JustLocal]

Have a Nice time with it, dude!

[@The-Weekend-Warrior]

I would repair the insulation on those wires by adding heat-shrink tubing to individual wires. The switch can also probably be disassembled and repaired, cleaned, anything bent can be bent back, etc)

[@scottimusgarrett15]

Next on Tested; Adam anti-patinas some motors!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦

[@Lord_Ronin_The_Compassionate]

Fascinating as always, Adam. I understand your comments regarding the wealth of information/knowledge/howto type of videos that are available nowadays. It’s possibly the main positive point for KZbin existing which helps when you’re stuck trying to repair or refurbish a piece of kit. I wonder when Adam will release his own version of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”? Perhaps entitled “Adam and the Art of Nerdy Gadget Refurbishment”? Btw, does anyone know what make/model of torch that Adam has on the worktop (35min mark) ?

[@GrooveyGrubworm]

At first glance they looked like some kind of old sci-fi prop. When you were trying to take them apart I kept wishing I could look at the other one and help figure out how to disassemble them. Removing the terminals was one of the first ideas I had 😆

[@richardwietek6055]

I'd guess, the motor coils can be re-wound. Since Arri is a german brand, named by it's founders ARnold and RIchter, it's pronounced like the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger :-)

[@tonysworkbench6070]

I'm an old film guy. We always pronounce Arri as "Airry" like Harry without the H. Cameras that were pronounced as "Auri" were made by a company named Auricon. Auricon was known for a particular model named the Auricon Cinevoice because it allowed for recording sound on film. So, Arri and Auri were two different brands with different pronounciations.

[@dudepersonvids]

I also went to film school - or rather, I went to school, and studied film there! But I and everyone I know have been saying "ARE-ee" much more often than "AIR-ee."

[@Beamer1969]

Complete video documentation of disassembly must be so helpful

[@chrisdinger5100]

Yay teardown video.

[@jtcustomknives]

You need a soda blaster. It’s like a bead/sand blaster but uses baking soda. You can clean paint off plastic, wood abs aluminum with out affecting the base material. I use mine to clean carburetors. Then you can just wash the parts to remove any soda residue.

[@brentdhedrick]

100% into the gear. Took me years to figure out why I couldnt pick a hobby due to my boredom once I was prepared to do the hobby itself. I am a tool collector. I get more into getting my tools perfected for the job than into building something .

[@EJFXxx]

29:37 ... was waiting for the mysterious white cloud of smoke to rise once he plugged it in ... lol

[@OnkelPunkrock]

Thank you so much for this nice video. But i would like to ask a question about the tools vou use in this video. Specially the soldering iron. What is that? I´m looking for a smal and compact soldering iron like the one you use. Because i don´t like these big soldering stations cause they need to much space on the bench. Again thank you very much. I really like these builds. :)

[@svrs]

i was worried they would turn into props! glad they work and look great doing it.

[@Evergreen64]

When I'm refurbishing old motors I like to, after cleaning the commutator, put some deoxit on it so as to reduce some of the friction between the commutator and the brushes.

[@williambecwar7939]

Hi Adam... The only fix I have ever found for such bad insulation that breaks off is to re-insulate. The easiest way these days is to use shrink tubing, which will slide over the wire ends and will set in place with a little heat (heat gun or hair dryer work. In the very old days, we'd have to use something like that plasti-dip stuff you use for tool handles, but that is a slow and messy process. Shrink tubing is cheap and available in a wide range of sizes, and stands up both mechanically and to temperature. Makes a nice, permanent repair.

[@williambecwar7939]

I should also mention that I did have to do a similar fix on some of the Arri Techno 16s on X-Ray equipment back in the 1990s. The older cameras had rubber insulation on the motor leads, and they would get brittle over time.

[@i_ai_eye_aye7754]

hey Adam i remember that at one point you mentioned that you had an interest in lock picking. have you ever considered trying to make or design a challenge lock or custom lock for yourself as a one day build (that would take more than a day)?

[@charickter]

Adam Savage/LockPickingLawyer mashup? Yes, please!

[@tested]

@@charickter Oh, this has been discussed. It's definitely on the list.

[@njones420]

The LockPickingLawyer videos are great, but I learned everything about picking from Bosnian-Bill's amazing vids (they did a few collabs together too, like the disc picking tool), sadly he's not making videos anymore. It'd be nice to see a scaled-up cut-away lock, as in 5x the size, which would really show how the techniquies work.

[@beloit9115]

The first part of the disassembly played out like a Chris Ramsay puzzle solve. Had that sort of "not quite sure how this goes but I know it does somehow" vibe.

[@rogerwhiting9310]

I always thought the photography in Dr Strangelove was the craziest Kubrick film.

[@joachimkessler3339]

this is awesome 35mm camera stanley kubrick has filmed a lot with it favorite camera

[@TheEphemeris]

It looks a bit different than this PJ1 Fast Black, but I prefer VHT Wrinkle Black. I restored an old surveyors transit and the wrinkle finish I got (tho intended for valve heads on engines) was a spot to the old finish. Incredibly durable too! I like the look of this PJ1 and might give it a try next time. Cheers!

[@smallshopproductions5334]

This is another educational video: PJ1 Wrinkle Black - who knew? 🧑‍🎓🎓

[@robertcornish235]

That isn't bedhead, that is mad scientist hair you have Adam 😁

[@alwayscensored6871]

Prof Simon's younger brother?

[@robertcornish235]

@@alwayscensored6871 Possibly🤔

[@TheBalunStormhands]

You might be able to use shrink tubing to cover the leads to keep the short from happening.

[@xavierjenkins2670]

As he’s testing one of the motors I realize this is why it’s called Tested.