hooverramone
16-Mar-2007, 00:13
Hi,
I'm working on my first camera restoration, which is also my first 8x10.
Reading a posting a couple of months ago, I learned how to remove the bellows from the rear standard (locating & removing the screws underneath the end of the bellows black cloth).
What I haven't seen is how to remove the bellows from the lens
board holder frame (the frame with the two narrow brass strips, the top one slides diagonally up for lens board removal).
It appears to be 2 wooden frames attached to each other.
I did locate & remove the screws from the backside (inside the front end of the bellows).
But, they're still firmly attached to one another.
I've tried using a brad (smaller diameter than screw hole) and tapping it lightly in hopes of separating the 2 frames.
No luck.
I then used a very small jeweler's screwdriver and hesitantly tried to work it in between the two frames and successfully made a few small scratches.
I stopped there and thought I should seek more help from here.
I just had a thought!
Are they glued together, and not meant to be separated?
I wonder?
My goal is to separate the two so that I can sand/strip the lens board frame without risking damage to the bellows.
It appears that someone at sometime made a shoddy attempt to refinish it (the camera), and what I'm trying to do is make it look "new" again.
I plan on keeping it and using it to explore the world of 8x10.
Any information, pointers, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Hoover.
I'm working on my first camera restoration, which is also my first 8x10.
Reading a posting a couple of months ago, I learned how to remove the bellows from the rear standard (locating & removing the screws underneath the end of the bellows black cloth).
What I haven't seen is how to remove the bellows from the lens
board holder frame (the frame with the two narrow brass strips, the top one slides diagonally up for lens board removal).
It appears to be 2 wooden frames attached to each other.
I did locate & remove the screws from the backside (inside the front end of the bellows).
But, they're still firmly attached to one another.
I've tried using a brad (smaller diameter than screw hole) and tapping it lightly in hopes of separating the 2 frames.
No luck.
I then used a very small jeweler's screwdriver and hesitantly tried to work it in between the two frames and successfully made a few small scratches.
I stopped there and thought I should seek more help from here.
I just had a thought!
Are they glued together, and not meant to be separated?
I wonder?
My goal is to separate the two so that I can sand/strip the lens board frame without risking damage to the bellows.
It appears that someone at sometime made a shoddy attempt to refinish it (the camera), and what I'm trying to do is make it look "new" again.
I plan on keeping it and using it to explore the world of 8x10.
Any information, pointers, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Hoover.