{"id":2111,"date":"2024-01-26T09:52:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T17:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/?p=2111"},"modified":"2024-01-26T09:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T17:52:17","slug":"a-glance-inside-an-acme-style-unit-i-shuttle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/26\/a-glance-inside-an-acme-style-unit-i-shuttle\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glance Inside an Acme-style Unit \u201cI\u201d Shuttle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we have established in the recent past, <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/17\/an-interlude-with-an-amazing-maurer-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrinkle paint<\/a> does not do well in the rain and the cold, both of which we have had in Los Angeles this week. So much as I wanted to be finished with the VistaVision magazines this week, that had to be put on hold again until the weather cooperates. I did manage to scrape disgusting dissolving case foam out of the magazine cases and re-foam them. I was also able to strip the remaining 2 magazines in preparation for painting and reassembly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d316ec00389&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d316ec00389\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Acme-style Unit \u201cI\u201d Shuttle camera movement, disassembled for servicing\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, I had to service one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/12\/the-remarkable-unit-i-shuttle-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unit \u201cI\u201d Shuttles<\/a> I showed previously, so I thought I would show the various bits and pieces that make up this wonderful piece of machinery before I reinstall it in an Acme Model 6 camera. For those who have never had the opportunity to work with one of these movements, feel free to ask questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d316ec00902&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d316ec00902\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A tour around an Acme-style Unit \u201cI\u201d Shuttle camera movement\" class=\"wp-image-2109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Unit-_I_-Shuttle-Disassembled-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we have established in the recent past, wrinkle paint does not do well in the rain and the cold, both of which we have had in Los Angeles this week. 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