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Machinist in the house?
This is not quite OT. From the Repair Filter thread it is clear that many of you have machine-shop experience. I have made a prototype camera using wood (cherry) and would like to make the next protoype in a material that is more stable, stronger and can be cut and shaped using woodworking tools. If you can nudge me in the right direction, offline if it is appropriate, I would be quite greatful. |
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jjs wrote:
This is not quite OT. From the Repair Filter thread it is clear that many of you have machine-shop experience. I have made a prototype camera using wood (cherry) and would like to make the next protoype in a material that is more stable, stronger and can be cut and shaped using woodworking tools. If you can nudge me in the right direction, offline if it is appropriate, I would be quite greatful. http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...ren cy=1&SID= Now when they say it machines just like wood do they mean soft pine or the worst tropical wood? I think the stuff is fairly common and you should be able to find it. Nick |
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"jjs" wrote in message
... This is not quite OT. From the Repair Filter thread it is clear that many of you have machine-shop experience. I have made a prototype camera using wood (cherry) and would like to make the next protoype in a material that is more stable, stronger and can be cut and shaped using woodworking tools. If you can nudge me in the right direction, offline if it is appropriate, I would be quite greatful. Medium format? or sheet film? Toyo makes plastic view and field cameras; quite reasonable in price, relatively. Now a focal plane shutter with a real flapping mirror would be interesting. |
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In article , "MikeWhy"
wrote: Medium format? or sheet film? Toyo makes plastic view and field cameras; quite reasonable in price, relatively. Now a focal plane shutter with a real flapping mirror would be interesting. LF - 4x5 sheet film, and this camera has an unconventional design so I see no cluses by looking to what has been made. This camera is not even similar to anything already made. For example, there are no flat parts as in a box-type camera. No lens board, no movements, either, and it is very heavy so I really do need to use something other than wood. |
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Machinist in the house?
In article , Nick Zentena
wrote: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...ren cy=1&SID= Now when they say it machines just like wood do they mean soft pine or the worst tropical wood? I think the stuff is fairly common and you should be able to find it. Thanks, Nick. I did not find that in my search. In return I will share the folllowing link, although it gives me more choices than I know what to do with. http://www.plastic-materials.com/ Two of the sources are right here in Minnesota. Yes, as you suggested, some wood is very hard. If it cuts like Cherry I would be happy. If it cuts like Ebony, I'd be as well off using steel. Thank you again. |
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Machinist in the house?
how about the cambo passport camera case and 4x5" back? take off the 4 lens front and septa, and you have a plastic 4x5" shell with back, simply mount your lens in front. D. Fletcher mounted a 65mm super angulon on it; is this for your monster 75mm biogon? ;-0) see photos of Dirk's wide cambo at http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/homebrew.html HTH bobm -- ************************************************** ********************* * Robert Monaghan POB 752182 Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas Tx 75275 * ********************Standard Disclaimers Apply************************* |
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Monaghan) wrote: how about the cambo passport camera case and 4x5" back? take off the 4 lens front and septa, and you have a plastic 4x5" shell with back, simply mount your lens in front. I appreciate the tip, Bob, but that's far from the design objective of this particular camera. I saw this: http://members.aol.com/dkfletcher/widecamera.jpg but that idea doesn't work with my lens, which is much too large to be supported by a lens board. You also recall the 4x5 WA I built several years ago at http://WIND.WINONA.EDU/~stafford/sandwich-4x5 which is similar to your idea, but won't work. (Say, would you mind taking that page and putting it on your server instead of just linking to it? I am losing my server any day now.) Some time ago I posted a rejected design he http://wind.winona.edu/~stafford/WA-75.JPG That's a modified Printex 4x5 body. A bad idea. Rejected. The body is totally unneccessary in this project for a number of good reasons. |
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Delrin or nylon...you can buy sheets from MSC-Direct.com
"jjs" wrote in message ... This is not quite OT. From the Repair Filter thread it is clear that many of you have machine-shop experience. I have made a prototype camera using wood (cherry) and would like to make the next protoype in a material that is more stable, stronger and can be cut and shaped using woodworking tools. If you can nudge me in the right direction, offline if it is appropriate, I would be quite greatful. |
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In article , "George"
wrote: Delrin or nylon...you can buy sheets from MSC-Direct.com Thanks, George. I have a lot to learn of these materials, so I'll start with what has been recommended and study up. Thank you, all! |
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