From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 01/27/03-09:24:13 PM Z
Wow, is that true? Could I really have a bellows for a 12X20 or 20X24
camera made for $150? Do they have a web page?
Sandy King
>I'm quite happy with the two bellows Universal has made for me.
>Last I checked, they wanted $150 for ANY size bellows.
>
>Bill
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>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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