Last weekend I bought a whole plate camera from another member of this forum to restore, so priced as such (no complaints). However the front lens standar has a stron bow in it and I will need to straighten. This is what it's like -
I'll remove the bellows but any suggestions on how to straighten this, the curve is quite pronounced, until it's straightened I won't be able to add a lens board easily. I've a slight warp in a back on another camera so plan to do them both at the same time.
After that I've got to graft in a new piece of mahogonay where the front rail has been repaired in the past but this should be less problematic. I've plenty of vintage bits of wood that will match.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Ian
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