What if I just want to play 8mm and Super 8 movies?

[cbelt3]

You can usually pick up a projector at a thrift store. I saw two 8mm projectors at my Goodwill last week. Beyond that, you're dealing with degredation of the film and projectors, and that's a whole different issue. Prepare to become obsessed with cleaning film, maintaining old mechanical works, renewing old rubber parts, and carefully handling projector bulbs.