8MM Spliceing tape.....Where can I get it????
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8MM Spliceing tape.....Where can I get it????
I am trying to restore some old 8mm movies, & despertly need more spliceing tape, does anyone know if its still available & if so where can I get some?????

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Yes, I know where you can get it!
A splicing tape store.
But seriously, if you were to use " 8mm splicing tape purchase" as a Google search term, you will likely get a couple of thousand hits on where you could buy it online.
Or, if you look in your telephone yellow pages under "cameras" or a similar heading I would bet that there would be a supplier near you.
8mm is all but dead as a home video recording medium, but film is very much alive in amateur and professional film making.
There really isn't a way to put a spectacular image, the size of a house, on a screen, with new technology.

But seriously, if you were to use " 8mm splicing tape purchase" as a Google search term, you will likely get a couple of thousand hits on where you could buy it online.
Or, if you look in your telephone yellow pages under "cameras" or a similar heading I would bet that there would be a supplier near you.
8mm is all but dead as a home video recording medium, but film is very much alive in amateur and professional film making.
There really isn't a way to put a spectacular image, the size of a house, on a screen, with new technology.
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Hi Tom G, -Happy New Year,
I have lot of old audio tape and frequently have to splice. I found that 3M scotch tape is really good for this. I can't see why it wouldn't work as well for movie if you keep the splice short and use a scalpel blade to excise the track holes.
Just a thought, may be easier than hunting down a dwindling supply of old movie tape.
I have lot of old audio tape and frequently have to splice. I found that 3M scotch tape is really good for this. I can't see why it wouldn't work as well for movie if you keep the splice short and use a scalpel blade to excise the track holes.
Just a thought, may be easier than hunting down a dwindling supply of old movie tape.

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Good idea nomind about using good 'ol Scotch tape.
I use to use that in the "old days" for an emergency repair on 1/4" audio tape.
Only thing to keep in mind is that this tape will harden and crack in time.
Not permanent like the real stuff but excellent in a pinch!
I use to use that in the "old days" for an emergency repair on 1/4" audio tape.
Only thing to keep in mind is that this tape will harden and crack in time.
Not permanent like the real stuff but excellent in a pinch!
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to GregH ,
Greg, re. your comment about tape hardening, - I'm still playing audio tapes that I repaired in the late '60 's with 3M tape. Some of the cheaper audio tape itself is showing signs of stiffening, but not the good brands, BASF, Audiovox and 3M . ( we got lots of goodies from 3M in the late 60s because we used lots of their products on aircraft antennas)
Greg, re. your comment about tape hardening, - I'm still playing audio tapes that I repaired in the late '60 's with 3M tape. Some of the cheaper audio tape itself is showing signs of stiffening, but not the good brands, BASF, Audiovox and 3M . ( we got lots of goodies from 3M in the late 60s because we used lots of their products on aircraft antennas)

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Just out of curiosity, I did a search on ebay using "8mm splicing tape" and got 13 hits (actually 19, but the others were for splicers). Be sure you specify the type of 8mm - the original or the Super 8mm. There is a difference. Namely the holes are smaller for the Super 8.
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