Leonard,

You are good.  I looked at the box these came in and there is a barely
visible word stamped on the label.  It says "Plate".  That must be it. 
I'll let Steve know what happened.  Thanks for your help.

Gene

Leonard Robertson wrote:
> 
> Gene,
>         I checked septum widths on three different bag mags. There is a tiny bit
> of variation, but I still come up with a figure just over 100mm width
> (100.4mm was one measurement).
>         I don't know if Graflex ever changed the septum width in all the years
> they made bag mags. My 1904 Graflex catalog shows a version for cut film
> using a metal septum to hold the film. Maybe the septums for the early
> versions were slightly wider.
>         There was also a bag mag made to take glass plates. Is the channel in your
> septums wide enough for a plate?
>         Here is one possible source of septums:
> http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/catalog/fp11.htm
>         Let us know about the camera you are building.
> 
>                                                                                      
>                                                                                      
>     Leonard
> 
> At 07:30 AM 11/9/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> >Leonard and List,
> >
> >Excellent!  We're getting somewhere!  My septums are 103.5mm or so
> >wide.  Your 100.5mm septums would fit this mag like a glove. Now I just
> >have to find some correct septums, and maybe find out what these septums
> >were intended for so someone can put them to use. Incidently, this is
> >for a camera I'm building to use some aerial lenses I have.  An actual
> >Cameramaker activity!
> >
> >Gene
> >
> >Gene
> >
> >Leonard Robertson wrote:
> >>
> >> Gene,
> >>         I measured the width of a septum from one 4X5 bag mag I had
> handy and it
> >> is 100mm or slighly more (maybe 100.5 mm). That is a rough measurement with
> >> a metric tape measure. Tomorrow I will dig out more bag mags and Starrett
> >> calipers, and try to see if there is any variation in the mags I have.
> >>         In 5X7 bag mags, I keep running across a version at camera swaps
> that I
> >> believe was made for aerial cameras (as I recall, some are marked
> >> "Fairchild"). They are very, very heavy compared to the one "civilian" mag
> >> I have. I have no idea if an aerial 4X5 bag mag was made. If so, it may
> >> have used a different width septum.
> >>
> >>
> 
>                                            Leonard
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