Groundglass protectors ??

[David Karp]

I made a GG protector for my Whole Plate camera using plexiglass and wood.

One piece of plexi covers the groundglass on the outside. I think I used a sheet of 8x10. The other piece is cut to size so it fits under the GG, where the film holder slides in. In between the two pieces of plexi, at one end, is a narrow strip of wood. I glued the plexi to the wood using Gorilla Glue.

Functionally, it works just like the GG protector that Calumet used to sell. Just slide the smaller piece of plexi under the GG until the wood hits the GG frame.

It works great so far.

[Ralph Barker]

I made mine from Masonite - a sandwich sort of design with nylon straps forming a loose hinge attached to the board with pop rivets and additional nylon straps with Velcro sewn to them to loop around the back when it's off the camera. The Masonite rides on the frame, so any impact isn't transmitted to the glass itself.

[PenGun]

A carbon fiber plate comes with the Chamonix. Covers the glass nicely.

They are gorgeous things.

[Peter Gomena]

I cut a piece of 1/8-inch mahogany plywood big enough to velcro to the ground glass frame, and padded it on the glass side with a sheet of felt glued to the plywood.

[Light Guru]

You want it to be hard and to have air space between it and the ground glass. If it is touching it will impart vibrations and maybe shatter the glass. The main purpose is to prevent objects from hit and breaking the glass, so you want it to be stiff and strong enough - masonite, hard plastic sheets, etc.

The best ones tend to ride on the camera's back, not on the glass itself.

I use one of these https://www.badgergraphic.com/store/...t_detail&p=128

I dont know why they dont show a image of it on the sales site but here is a link to what it looks like.
http://mpex.com/media/catalog/produc.../image_903.jpg

its basicly just a peace of plexiglass shaped into a teardrop shape.