Re: [Cameramakers] Bellows Material Cordura

2002-10-13 Thread PhilSan
John, If memory serves me right I used that kind of product when making my bellows. I used it for the outside layer of the bellows. The inside is made out of blackout cloth sold by Porters Camera in Cedar Fall. You can see my camera and bellows at http://www.philsan.com/8x10.htm Phil John

Re: [Cameramakers] 8x10 camera

2002-09-07 Thread PhilSan
John, Thanks for the kind words, your other points are well taken. I centered a lot of the design around making a box to fit around the camera, that is the reason the base sticks out of the back of the camera.The design got change halfway through and I decided not mess with the base at that

Re: [Cameramakers] Making ground glass

2001-07-02 Thread PhilSan
PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] Making ground glass Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 17:16:57 -0400 PhilSan wrote: I will take a pc of glass into work Monday and try sandblasting it with fine glass shot and see what it looks like. If all