Re: bellows -Reply
Sandy King (sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Thu, 20 Nov 1997 21:42:16 -0500
There has been much discussion on the list regarding bellows patching
materials, mostly on types of black plastic-like materials used to fill
small holes. One solution I used for a large 12X20 camera which had a
bellows with numberous pin-holes at the corners was to draw the bellows out
to its maximum extension, which made it practically flat on all four sides,
then glue four-inch wide strips (using contact cement) of thin bellows
materials over the bellows over the entire length from front to back. This
took about 20 minutes and really worked great. And the patching hardly
shows! I would strongly advise consideration of this technique for bellows
with pinholes limited to the corners.
Making bellows is not un-duly complicated but most people have to make two
or three to get the technique down. Salvaging a useful form via the above
saved me a lot of time.
Sandy King