[Cameramakers] Zen and the art of camera making

[Bradley M. Small]

Well, I decided that I will be using box 
joints,soI actually built a box joint jig today. And what wonderful 
part of my camera didI make with it? I made 3 zen sand gardens. 
:

Maybe next weekend I will actually get to making 
the clamps... Not bad for the first day in the shop this year.

-- Bradley

Re: [Cameramakers] Repairing paper bellows on old folder

[Gene Johnson]

Hi,

Someone suggested black puff paint of the type sold in craft stores to
make designs on fabric.  Sounds like a potential winner, I intend to try
it myself soon.

Gene Johnson

kelvin wrote:
 
 Hi all
 
 This isn't quite following the other thread, but... I have
 got an old Autographic 3A I am trying to restore ... and
 there are pin-sized holds in the (paper?) bellows. Is there
 a paint-like substance I can buy and just paint over the holes and
 let them set? E.g. will black nail-varnish do?
 
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Re: [Cameramakers] Bellows material

[Gene Johnson]

Michael,

I had similar thoughts once that I never acted on.  I wondered about
winding thin piano wire around a form to make a large weak spring in the
shape of a bellows, then stitching/gluing the fabric to it.  Might work
for some applications.  I'll have to try it someday.

Gene Johnson

Michael King wrote:
 
 I've seen a 6x9cm view camera made using a vinyl duct material, the
 trick--as you rightly pointed out--is to get it light proof.
 
 Mike
 
 I would like to make a suggestion of something I have thought about but not
 tried. There is a material used by heating and air conditioning installers
 for flexible ductwork that is very similar to the "Slinky" I played with
 when I was a kid. It is also similar to the dryer vent hose sold in
 hardware stores, but is bigger and more rigid. It comes in 6" and 8"
 diameter (and probably more sizes).
 
 I thought that it might work as a bellows material. There are drawbacks. It
 is made from very reflective foil over a wire frame, but the foil could be
 painted or covered internally with a non-reflective or flat black material.
 It is not as rigid as a fabric bellows (although extra long bellows
 sometimes sag anyway). And it would probably not last as long.
 
 But the price is right. It was less than a dollar a foot when I bought some
 to play with. A foot of it would compress down to much less than an inch.
 And it is very light.
 
 I was going to attach it to the front and back standards with embroidery
 hoops. This would allow me to change bellows about as easily as changing
 lenses.
 
 Since I am working on another project at this time I wanted to pass the
 idea along in case someone else wanted to mess around with it.
 
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