On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, Huib Smeets wrote:
> Daniel: since the material is so flexibel, how do you make it rigid, do
> those paper spacers realy last?
What is interesting about bellows is that once they are folded the folds
themselves provide a certain degree of rigidity. The cardboard spacers
don't really need to provide much stiffness once the bellows is folded,
and since they are glued between the inner and outer bellows surfaces,
they are pretty well protected. In a certain sense, the spacers serve
their biggest purpose by helping you fold the material in the correct
places during construction.
Some of the old texts I've found that discuss bellows making only use
sheets of Moroccan leather with the fold lines marked with a grease
pencil. You really don't "have" to use the stiffeners, but I think they
do make things easier to fold.
> I never tested it (don't want to cut up my coat) but it looks like a
> light-tight material, and you can wash it after you camera hit the dirt.
Yep, that is what is kind of interesting about these new bellows
materials.
> Hope this helps for anyone looking for bellows material.
Indeed! Thanks for the info.
- Wayde
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