There was an article in View Camera magazine by Gordon Hutchins (of Pyro PMK developer fame) on restoring and repairing old, second hand and damaged holders.
Also my trick for cleaning really dusty ones. Lint free cloth for cleaning computer monitors and lemon pledge. You can run the lint free cloth witha little lemon pledge on it through the felt light trap where all the dust hides. I also wipe down the holders, especially the plastic ones with cold water from the tap. Its ground and reduces or elimnates the static charge that attracts dust. Warning: Lemon pledge is a great lubricant, but don't put it on any wood work (like your Deardorf frame) that you want finish or oil to stick too. Lemon Pledge contains silcone which is strictly verbotten on any fine furniture or woodwork. oil and water will bead up on it--blcoking you from using Danish oil on the wood. Also once lubricated the holder slides go in and out like a new drawer so I always wrap a rubber band around my holders. ---William Nettles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nettles Photo / Imaging Site http://www.wgn.net/~nettles Find out what's happening in Echo Park: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:07:39 -0600 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Cameramakers digest, Vol 1 #473 - 13 msgs > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you go to Google (http://www.google.com/), click on "Groups", and do a > search for "film holder repair", you will find quite a number of ideas for > tape. > I'm sure 5X7 film packs were discontinued many years ago, so your holder is > a nice collector's item. I don't think even 4X5 packs are available any > longer, but they may be. > > Leonard _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
