On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, John Cremati wrote:
Do you remember what type of Cordura that you used?
Not specifically. It was a rubberized cordura that I purchased at Denver
Fabrics. I had been looking for a good, thin, reasonably light tight
fabric, and this was the closest thing I found that met
On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, John Cremati wrote:
Has anyone tried using Cordura Nylon as the outer layer in bellows
fabrication ? It is supposedly the toughest fabric on earth and is
water proof...( they are using it to make Fishing Waders...) The
deener 160 blend seems to be there thinnest
Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] Bellows Material Cordura
On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, John Cremati wrote:
Has anyone tried using Cordura Nylon as the outer layer in bellows
fabrication ? It is supposedly the toughest
Only three of the suppliers had websites, and one link didn't work. The
other two didn't appear to sell to consumers. I was only able to find one
website, http://www.rockywoods.com/, selling the material to consumers, and
they only had 400 and 1000 denier thicknesses. The 400 denier was only
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
--- John Cremati [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Has anyone tried using Cordura Nylon as the outer
layer in bellows fabrication ? It is supposedly the
..snip..
I used black cordura for the outer layer of a bellows
last year; nice and durable, but it proved stiff,
making for a somewhat bulky and
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
