Hardware To Hold Kodak 2D 8x10 Back

[neil poulsen]

How difficult is it to find hardware that will hold a Kodak 2D back into place on the camera? On the body, there are two clips at the top that also brace the corners of the 8x10 camera, and there's a similar arrangement on the bottom.

Does anyone know a source for these?

[ic-racer]

With some close up pictures of the back, you should be able to make them (or have them made) easily. Assuming they are like the ones on the Century. My camera had all 4 of those clips in place but I needed to make the GG clips. It was pretty easy:
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...3&postcount=22

[Jon Shiu]

Here are some pictures (I just sold a set). Sometimes you can find a salvaged rear part.

Jon

[Chauncey Walden]

I built an 8x10 point and shoot to use the back from my Century Universal. I made the pieces you are asking about from heavy hobby shop brass strips. They needn't be elaborate. The brass is springy and all you need to do is add the holes in the correct places.

[Jon Shiu]

If you look at the picture, the teeth for the back tilt (there's no front tilt) are also an integral part of the lower brackets. Not easy to make, unless you already have one at hand as a model.

Jon

[Michael Roberts]

Chauncey, ic-racer,
What tools do you use to cut brass--tin snips? other?

[Jim Jones]

Tin snips tend to distort flat material. If appearance isn't important, this can be corrected after cutting. Brass heavy enough for the clips might best be cut with a saw and trimmed with a file. I sometimes use a table saw with a fine-tooth blade for cutting brass. With care it does a neat job.

[Dan Dozer]

I would also recommend that you try a Dremmel tool with a metal cutting disk to cut small pieces of brass - a lot easier than using a hack saw. That's what I used for the brass pieces on my 8 x 20. Jim is right - using tin snips will probably cause you problems and the brass that you will need to use will probably be too thick to use them anyway.

[BradS]

I would also recommend that you try a Dremmel tool with a metal cutting disk to cut small pieces of brass - a lot easier than using a hack saw. That's what I used for the brass pieces on my 8 x 20. Jim is right - using tin snips will probably cause you problems and the brass that you will need to use will probably be too thick to use them anyway.

Great tip...Thanks!

[Jon Shiu]

I've used a manual miter saw with a fine tooth blade to cut brass stock. I bought it at a picture framing store.

Jon