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    Re: Anthony Climax 11 x 14 Restoration

    Ha Pete, you are easily impressed. It gets better though.
    Michael
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    Re: Post your Pixies! :)

    Well there you go.... One mans humour is another's bitter pill.
    I have sent a PM asking if the OP would like me to remove my post, just awaiting a reply,
    Mikl
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    Anthony Climax 11 x 14 Restoration

    SO here I am again after completing my Century 9A last year ( http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?132726-Century-9A-Restoration/page12 ) I came across an "old camera" as it...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    No probs Randy, it is a week or so from getting here so when it does you will be first to know.
    I am having trouble finding it in the Anthony catalogs so any info greatly appreciated. From a quick...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    And so it starts again!
    Couldn't help myself... An Anthony Climax Portrait Camera I think a 16x20 but will know for sure when it turns up.... Will probably do another write up on the resto progress....
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Thanks Vance.
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Thanks Donkee my tilt is the knob on the left, under the back standard the swing is on the right.
    Michael

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-LkngDtJ/0/M/20161016_161422-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Thanks so much Milonian, always nice to hear things are well received!
    We in Oz still say merry Christmas, so Merry Christmas mate.
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Finally got to shoot one out of the Century 9A albeit with the Toyo back gaffer taped on still worked great and loving that 480 3.5
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Had to make a lens cap for the Leisgang so I had some old NZ Kauri, 100 year old leather from a piano stool cover and the left over English felt form the camera stand so a bit of chopping, shaping, a...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Forgot the image on the ground glass doh!

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-LHhWtxr/0/M/20161119_164811-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Lens turned up on the weekend so quickly knocked up a temp lens board and for the first time in who knows how long we have an image on some ground glass (actually the back from the Toyo 8x10} Lenscap...
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    Re: How to Build a Stereo LF Camera

    Thought I put up an answer to you DrTang a couple of days ago..... Seems it went south... anyway you are 100% correct. The other 2 that came with the stereo camera were Kodaks so my fingers ran off...
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    Re: How to Build a Stereo LF Camera

    Not LF I know but I have a Kodak MF(?) camera here at the moment along with a couple of hundred images taken in Indonesia in the 1920's and have been fascinated at just how much 3d you get. In my...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    A couple more
    Michael

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-Dp46hVb/0/M/20161016_161500-M.jpg

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-V2mnKfT/0/M/20161016_161438-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Been a long journey and still not quite there yet. Anyone have any ideas what went in these screw holes (apart from screws, thought I would "head that one off at the pass"
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Story I heard Jaq was that during the military "build up" prior to the second world war anything military became a symbol for well made so they started painting things grey, not sure how true that is...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Dust cover is a great idea Randy.
    Thanks Peter and Pali.
    Hopefully it is the tiny details like doing a cut out on the base board so the felt folds over flush to keep the trim straight that makes a...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-bpvTF85/0/M/IMG_1205-M.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-SFXmvV3/0/M/20161002_144849-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Getting there (and yes I know the camera is facing the wrong way)
    Michael

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-z853zKW/0/M/20161002_121949-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Thanks Renato, it is a satin clear not a gloss and the brass is only mildly polished, it looks like the old guys were always worried about reflections, well that is my take on it all anyway as some...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Couple of answers....
    Phillipines Mahogany is exactly that it comes from the Phillipines as the original used, South American Mahogany, came from Honduras I believe. The Phillipines stuff is not as...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-gcLmvJK/0/M/20160929_185053-M.jpg

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-KzV7HFx/0/M/20160929_185041-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Nice score at Alcocks (the best billiards table people in the world) got some fair dinkum ridgey dige wool baize for my 1A stand. Pretty happy with that I can tell you!

    Other than that lots of...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Started the table top, from a pile of Phillipines Mahogany door jamb to a Century 1A top, we will see how it goes!
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Real Randy but there is film in there lol
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    It is a forest of mahogany here..... First coat of wipe on poly.
    Michael

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-C5JMRkq/0/M/20160913_222640-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    By the serial number mine is one of the last 9A's made and dates to 1924 that is if I am reading Jay Allen's book right.
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Yep Randy that's my thinking ha ha!

    Cut in the brass inlays, came up pretty well, still only roughed in with a file (the brass) so looks like I will be filing, sanding and polishing tomorrow....
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Agonized over chopping into the original rails on the 9A but to fill these craters I am left with no option, I haven't any mahogany but managed to find some 3/4 x 5/8 brass so I spent the day filing...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    The winding mechanism was painted pretty well in 1 piece as I was loathe to belt pins through 100 year old (give or take) cast iron for no real need, I tried all pins / parts and only removed those...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Bit of progress, a spirit stain chosen and wiped on as a first coat, still another 1 or 2 to go to get it even. It was as close to original colour as I could find and looks great. Will probably go...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    There wan't enough consistency on the stripped cranking mechanism to call it a "finish" there was plenty of evidence of a black paint I am taking as an original finish, it wasn't very even but it was...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Interestingly some of the brass parts from the sliding carriage are chemically blackened, I imagine to stop any reflection.
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Bellows cleaned up pretty well, now for some suppling agent lol. Still some dust inside so will blow out next time I have the compressor plugged in. Took another sliver to do the "spoon test" to see...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    My only other bit of wood work is the minor splits in the stand posts, will glue up relatively easily.
    Michael

    https://photos.smugmug.com/Century-9A-Restoration/i-k7pdPMr/0/M/20160828_123717-M.jpg
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Sorry Randy I thought Jac had replied.
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Ahh olden days Jac. Those 2 are long gone. The red one is a 75 900 and the black is a 78, last one I sold was my 74 GT, loved that bike.
    I had a 1200GS in the States that I would leave with a friend...
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    Way off topic but you don't often find a kindred spirit on a photography forum lol.

    Jac you would appreciate this then
    Michael
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    Re: Century 9A Restoration

    So time to get around maybe the biggest problem with this camera. The shelf was missing and the rails were bolted directly to the hinges sadly, to compound the "fix" they have just chopped bolt into...
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