From: Wes Carson Photo (wescarsonphoto@attbi.com)
Date: 07/09/02-09:38:32 PM Z
I have not tried this method myself but found the information at the
following site regarding view camera construction:
http://home.online.no/~gjon/lffaq.htm
Can I make my own ground glass?
Commercial ground glass for 4 x 5 cameras is fairly inexpensive. For
larger formats it is pretty expensive. However, for any format you can
make excellent ground glass yourself at hardly any cost. Get some # 600
carborundum or # 500 corundum. Put a piece of glass on a flat surface.
Mix about a teaspoonful of carborundum/corundum with water to make a
paste. Put the 2 mm piece of glass which is going to be your ground
glass on top and move it in small circles as you exert some pressure.
Grinding a 4 x 5 ground glass may take 5-10 minutes. An 8 x 10 ground
glass may take 20-30 minutes depending on your experience.
Hope this helps.
Wes Carson
On Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 01:21 PM, jeffbuck@swcp.com wrote:
> Jeff -- It isn't worth the trouble. They're not that expensive. Get a
> new
> chemically-etched ground glass from one of the commercial suppliers or
> on Ebay
> from the frequent auctions of dagor77@earthlink.net ("Pure Viewing
> Pleasure"
> etc.). -jb
>
> Jeff Foster <jfoster@uclink.berkeley.edu> said:
>
>> hi,
>> Has anyone used glass etching cream to make their
>> own ground glass? I need one for an 8x10 back
>> and though this might be a solution. the cream can be found at
>> craft/hobby
>> stores.
>> says 1-3 minutes and the glass is etched,
>>
>> thanks for any info,
>> Jeff
>>
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>> Jeff Foster
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