From: Bill Collins (photo@intrex.net)
Date: 01/27/03-07:02:31 PM Z
I'm quite happy with the two bellows Universal has made for me. Last I checked, they wanted $150 for ANY size bellows.
Bill
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From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>
Reply-to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 15:54:19 -0800
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Breukel, C. (HKG)" <C.Breukel@lumc.nl>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 8:05 AM
>Subject: OT;Bellows repair
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just obtained this wondeflull 8*10 Toyo field camera,
>but unfortunatly is
>> the bellows leaky. At the horizontal seam (I mean the
>place were the bellows
>> are joined) a cm or so is coming apart: I guess that
>should not be too hard
>> too repair, but what kind of glue should I use?
>>
>> Perhaps more difficult are a lot of small pinholes in the
>corners of the
>> folds, is you look close at these places, you'll see that
>the rubberlike
>> overcoat is gone.
>>
>> How should one repair these?
>>
>> I did remember that Dick Sullivan recommanded someing
>which is used to
>> repair the roof of houses, called Elastoseal (diging in
>the archives I found
>> info form 1999). He even sold the stuff in smaller cans,
>but could not find
>> it on his catalogue.
>>
>> Do people have experience with this stuff?
>>
>> Ideas and feedback on these problems appreciated!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Cor
> I've never had much luck with patching bellows. When a
>bellows starts developing pin holes its because some
>component is disintegrating and you will have more holes
>with time. About the only really satisfactory solution is a
>new bellows. I am appending a list of bellows makers below.
>I've had experience with Flexible Products in Fla and don't
>recommend them. While the bellows they made for my 8x10
>Agfa/Ansco camera are servicable I was not much impressed by
>the workmanship. The English bellows company seems to be the
>only one who will make genuine leather bellows, if that is
>desired. They also have an excellent reputation. I've not
>seen their work. I have seen bellows made by Western
>Bellows, they were excellent.
> Any bellows maker will want the old bellows as a pattern
>or at least the old frames.
>
>Camera Bellows
>Unit 3-5
>St. Pauls Road
>Balsall Heath
>Birmingham
>B12 8NG
>http://www.camerabellows.com/
>Tel: +44 (0) 121 440 1695
>Fax +44 (0) 121 440 0972
>
>Flexible Products Co.
>14504 60th St. N.
>Clearwater, FL 33760
>(727) 536-3142
>(800) 551-3766
>Fax: (727) 535-1295
>http://www.flexproducts.com
>info@flexproducts.com
>
>Joe Merry
>Turner Bellows Inc.
>526 Child Street
>Rochester NY, 14606
>(716) 235-4456 x202
>jmerry@turnerbellows.com
>http://www.turnerbellows.com
>
>
>Universal Bellows
>25 Hanse Avenue
>Freeport, NY 11520
>tel. 516-378-1264
>
>Western Bellows Company
>9340 7th Street, Suite G,
>Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
>909-980-0606
>
>
>---
>Richard Knoppow
>Los Angeles, CA, USA
>dickburk@ix.netcom.com
>
>
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