[Cameramakers] black felt

2002-06-02 Thread Ilja Friedel
Hi, I want to replace the felt of a Patent Etui camera. I checked micro-tools, but they only have foam. Does anybody know a source for black felt, about 2mm (about 1/16 to 3/32 of an inch) thickness? Thanks, Ilja. ___ Cameramakers mailing list

Re: [Cameramakers] black felt

2002-06-02 Thread Don Feinberg
Edmund Scientific in Barrington, NJ sells black felted paper which comes either with or without adhesive backing. The thickness is less than the 2mm you need; it's just about 1mm thick. Alternatively, you can get some flocking material at www.donjer.com, and apply it to a 2mm substrate which you

Re: [Cameramakers] black felt

2002-06-02 Thread Robert Stoddard
I want to replace the felt of a Patent Etui camera. I checked micro-tools, but they only have foam. Does anybody know a source for black felt, about 2mm (about 1/16 to 3/32 of an inch) thickness? Thanks, Ilja. Ilja, I imagine this is to replace the material at the back of the camera, where

Re: [Cameramakers] black felt

2002-06-02 Thread Ilja Friedel
Hi Robert, On Sun, 2 Jun 2002, Robert Stoddard wrote: I imagine this is to replace the material at the back of the camera, where the film holders slide on and off, right? Yes. But is felt the right material? I thought that most of these were equipped with plush, a long-pile material to

Re: [Cameramakers] black felt

2002-06-02 Thread BG
At one time I contacted the man that built the Cyclops Pano Camera about his source for the black material that was used as a light trap on his camera. Dont know if it is called felt, or plush, or velvet.or the black stuff like on the opening of a 35mm film cartridge.Anyway he directed me