View Full Version : Lens Board Air Fitting/Connector- where to buy
thomas ciulei
6-Feb-2013, 01:29
hi all,
just got a large Dallmeyer 4 1/2 opening pneumatic shutter to install in my 10x12 inch Reisekamera.
since i need to get the tubing out of the lensboard, I was wondering where to get the air fitting from.
Can anybody point me into the right direction?
Brass fitting would be great, but steel would work too.
Thnks
Th.
Packard is still very much in business and I think they carry those as they did carry the bulbs and hoses when I last visited their site.
Jim Jones
6-Feb-2013, 09:07
Hardware stores usually stock a variety of brass tubing. A piece epoxied into the camera body or lens board should work, although not as professional looking as the more expensive devices intended for the purpose. Some people just drill a tight-fitting hole in the camera or lens board and thread opaque rubber tubing through it.
thomas ciulei
9-Feb-2013, 08:24
thank you guys,
i wish packard's site was be more userfriendly and post pics of the stuff they sell
Jac@stafford.net
9-Feb-2013, 10:24
thank you guys,
i wish packard's site was be more userfriendly and post pics of the stuff they sell
Their site was better once upon a time. The air fitting looks like the below. Its main virtue is that it fastens securely from the inside. (Ignore the electrical wires. Those are for a studio flash.)
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thomas ciulei
13-Feb-2013, 02:52
thanks Jac,
very kind to post that pic!
Packard should get in touch with you... :)
Steven Tribe
13-Feb-2013, 03:53
I take it you have a 24x30cm reisekamera, rather than a 10x12"?
I selected a different shutter solution for these tailboard cameras. Iris clamp on a single lens board and a sinar/copal shutter mounted (but removable) between the front standard and the bellows.
Rubber (butyl) tubing is readily available locally at auto parts reserve shops - it is carburettor air/vacuum tubing.
Far better quality than the old real rubber product.
C. D. Keth
13-Feb-2013, 23:04
Here you go (http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-barbed-tube-fittings/=lgx9fc).
When in doubt regarding hardware, McMaster-Carr probably has it.
Tracy Storer
14-Feb-2013, 10:25
The ones Packard sells work great as they're made for exactly this purpose, the current offering (last time I bought one) is aluminum.
Also not at all hard to make if you have a lathe, just chuck a short piece of threaded rod and drill it through.
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