I have moved to a completely different claw mechanism that works way better. We are running properly but my motor only gets us to 18fps. I think my 3d printed parts aren’t moving along eachother very well and that’s causing resistance because the motor is rated for a speed that should get me up to 48fps.
Right now its all 3d printed parts. Its working well all things considered. Biggest issue at the moment is registration and consistency with the gate movement. The claw is plastic so I think its flexing and causing discrepancies in the frame advancements. Its also only advancing half a frame mostly at the moment. Sometimes it gets that full 3 perf movement im going for but not consistently enough. Working on getting the claw replaced with a metal part. Also gonna be a headache getting the film gate smooth enough to not scratch the film. I am fully aware that horizontal 16mm is pointless and less cost efficient but I thought it would be fun to try. If anyone has any recommendations or ideas to help along this process I would love to hear them!