There is a material called Elastoseal from Snow Roof Systems which has been discussed on the alt-photo list some time ago.....this stuff has been reported to be, essentially, THE product for creating or repairing bellows. It is jet black, highly flexible over a wide temperature variance, and can be thinned. I believe Bostick and Sullivan sells smaller amounts of it (other than the gallon size, etc) but for immediate information, below is the web site.....
http://www.kstcoatings.com/snowroof/es.html Good Luck.... Bob M. Staten Island, New York > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael > Hendrickson > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 2:49 PM > To: Camermakers > Subject: [Cameramakers] Re: Bellows replacement material > > > Hi, > > From Wayde, "the only thing like this that I've tinkered with is > Plasti-dip". I've tried this stuff as an adhesive on a bellows that I > built and it worked pretty well, with some provisos. First, it's too > thick. I thinned it with turpentine but then it smelled like turpentine > forevermore. The smell never did go away, even though it got faint it's > still there. > > There's another brand of the same kind of stuff but a different > formulation, I'm not sure I recall the name -- something like > Plasti-Shield? Comes in the same type of container (looks like a tennis > ball container tube), same size, but different product from a different > company that does the same thing. > > Maybe you could thin it with Naphtha. But in any event it's flexible, if > a bit springy. Maybe I didn't thin it enough. > > Beware also though that both are real toxic; use outdoors. The fumes'll > get ya. > > If anybody can come up with a source for good, thin, rubberized fabric > PLEASE let me know! The blackout cloth is good but too thick for some > applications. I love the stuff that cheap Chinese changing bags are made > of, they're perfect for bellows, but they're not big enough for a large > bellows and I'm sure much more expensive to buy that way; I'd rather buy > the fabric by the yard. But where to get it??? > > --Michael Hendrickson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Cameramakers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers > _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
