A Kinora reel consists of a circular core and two plates, which were 3D-printed in three parts during the replication process. To replicate the reel, we first measured the dimensions of the large and small holes in an original reel and the distance between them. These holes allow the reel to be attached to the corresponding pins on the worm gear mechanism.
To replicate the photographic image cards, we used the first sequence of a digitized 16mm film, originally recorded at 16 fps 
and converted into 640 successive frames. Thereby, we used the same dimensions as an original Kinora image: 24mm x 19mm. This results in an aspect ratio of 1:1.26. The images were numbered, printed on A3 paper and individually cut with a laser cutter in the Engineering 3D Lab. The individual images were glued together onto a piece of canvas, which was then attached to the core of the replica reel using double-sided adhesive tape.
Finally, a rubber band was placed around the images to create the curvature, allowing the reel to rotate smoothly and making the images fully visible in the viewer during rotation.