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Most lapidary stores carry various grits of polishing compound for tumbling rocks, I have used ruby, silicon, aluminum oxide, basically anything that is harder than the glass itself will work..

Do we even know if this is a licensed business in the state or town that it was/is operating in? This may dictate how any such case would be handled and who might be able to help with a solution. ...

James,

There are several areas of the park that you can access without renting a sled, the Northern Road from Gardiner to Cooke City is open year around, this goes through the Lamar Valley and can...

Ebony is a pretty good company to work with, I would get a hold of them with your observations and let them see what they think.

Being a producer of high quality products, they many know of...

Well,

In this day and age, put that fed up in one hand and crap in the other and see which one gets full faster!

I lost my ass on the film/paper deal a while back and still have not got paper...

Did you email them directly and ask? I know Bud and his crew answer their emails directly, the best place to get this type of information is directly from the horses mouth.

Dave_B...

You need to mitigate the risk, by using water or some other wetting soulution to ensure you have no dust, then there is no risk at all, the substances used for grinding glass as long as...

I have been asked on numerous occasions to do death shots, after shooting as a forensic photographer for the police for many years, I have declined every single time, I have spent to much time around...

Are you sure the focus wheels are engaged correctly, if your one of two teeth off, the camera will jam, take it apart again and count the number of teeth on each rail, I have had this happen before...

Good job Jim,

Glad it all worked out for you...

Wow, 2 hours! Yikes, the 4x5 screens I have ground normally take me about 10 minutes!

Eastern WA, N. Dakota have aspens....they are actually a pretty prolific tree, and will grow in a wide variety of climates....Southern Canada is a great place to shoot aspens as well...

Taking a reading off the glass with most normal meters and spot meters is not a valid way to test a ground glass, in addition, there is more to a screen than just brightness, it includes even...

Alec it might just be easier to learn how to use it, the G10 is a pretty good camera and can be set up to be easy to use...

Chris,

That is quite a nice image, good job, I really like it..

Try a rock shop, they use it as a polish in rock tumblers, many companies carry a 1 pound package that sells for about $5.00

Everything I have heard about this brand is good, I have not yet tried it, but there has been some discussions on this forum about it and the reviews seem good.

SB

I have a heck of a time with the 301 and 8 ply, it can be done, but you will not get clean corners, It works good with the 4 ply, which is what I cut normally.

It sounds like they are willing to work with the OP, so perhaps he can educate them and also make a bit of money in process. I have sold images for all kinds of things and have had them stolen for...

A lot of my older holders have a material that resembles tightly compressed paper or cardboard fibers.

David,

I think, before most of the threads were locked and messages deleted, there was quite an example of your personal attacks on others as well as you vulgar mouth...

People hang on to...

David,

In the last few weeks, your language has really taken a colorful turn, in fact so much so, you had a message deleted today by one of the moderation team and the specific...

I would agree Don, if he wants to talk about it, then he should pay for it..

I have done this a few times, I am always on the lookout for bellows, I had a 2D fullplate that I did this with, bought a old home made camera off ebay for the bellows and was able to retrofit the...

Christopher,

Make sure you use a straight edge and score on the non-ground side of the glass, then a quick snap, and you should be good to go..

Kodak, never was interested in your health, big companies are always interested in their health, their health comes from sales and profits! when it don't sell enough to make a profit, their health...

I hope you have good luck and I admire your choice, stick with it and make people understand, and you should do very well..

I have done a few of these cameras and if you like the nice rich look of the aged finish, I would agree with Ralph, if you strip it, then your going to have difficulty in maintaining that rich look...

Try ebay, there are several sellers currently selling ground glass on ebay, and you might actually find an OEM screen for your camera on there..

It looks more like a roller problem, in that the rollers are not spreading the developing agent correctly, take the holder apart and check to see how dirty the inside of the holder is, but it is...

I have at times, raided my wife's tupperware lids when I was in need of caps that are no longer made, there is one of there plastic lids that works out perfectly for a 95mm size, not the best...

Allen,

Congrats, that is a darn good looking camera, it brings back many fond memories, they are pretty tough cameras, and I have owned a bunch of them, what is nice as it comes back to life, you...

Thanks guys, I will make sure to do some reading to be sure my new website, maintains the standards of the new browsers.

Wow,

Now that is a show I would love to attend, I have yet to visit them all, but it is a strong goal of mine before I pass from this earth..

Robert,

Do we have any indication of how this will affect the current websites out their, how it will mess them up for display, I am curious as I am developing a new website now also, and want to...

It would be worth the effort to test them on a junk roll, many of these chemicals, when shipped end up in containers and trucks that are not temp controlled and exposed to high temps during their...

Probably the easiest answer, is try it and see how you do!

Experimentation, has been the hallmark since day one in photography...

I have traveled extensively in Montana, looks like it would be a great state to live in, quite a bit of nice vistas as well as animals to photograph..

Welcome.