[Jamie]

Jayce, if you want to buy it, pull the chassis and double check the condition of the film. Once the chassis is out, the film is easy to examine. Just turn the dial knob and the canister rotates. If it has bad film, don't buy it.

Henry, mine is a side projector too. My dial was very dim when I first turned the set on. I thought it wasn't working. You can increase the brightness by adjusting the height of the light bulb. There is a thumbscrew on the side of the bulb holder... loosen it and lower the bulb and the dial will be much brighter. I also cleaned the bulb and the reflector and now it is pretty bright, even in a well lit room. There is also a lever near the thumbscrew - it is for focus adjustment. There are two lock screws on the back of the reflector that seem to adjust tilt. Of course, yours may be different than mine and I am certainly no expert on this. Just passing on my experience with this one set.