C. D. Keth
7-Feb-2013, 18:28
I asked about this in the camera forum about a week ago and since I decided to fix it myself, I thought I'd post the result here.
My kodak master view had developed in it's 60 some years of service a good bit of slop in the rear standard. Locked down, I could still wiggle it plus or minus 1/8" or more at the top of the standard. This happened because the rail in the bottom of the standard had worn about .030" where it contacts the groove in which it slides. To complicate things a bit, the wear was worse at the ends of the rails. Evidently kodak designed the camera so one part would take all the wear, because the groove was worn very little in comparison.
I bought a small sheet of .032" brass and cut four narrow strips that roughly corresponded to the areas of wear. I silver soldered them in place, using several small binder clips to clamp it in place so the new stock followed the uneven curve of the wear.
Soldered up, it looked like this:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8454944690_6c84cb7616_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454944690/)
KMV Repair 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454944690/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8454945270_b717dfa361_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454945270/)
KMV Repair 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454945270/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr
and lots of filing later, it looks like this:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8453852093_e76112b9a7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8453852093/)
KMV Repair 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8453852093/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr
The solder joint is a little wider than ideal but I'll take it. Maybe it'll only last another 55 years instead of 60. It probably fits better and makes the camera more solid than when it was new. A factory just can't replicate the kind of fit someone can do by hand and time.
My kodak master view had developed in it's 60 some years of service a good bit of slop in the rear standard. Locked down, I could still wiggle it plus or minus 1/8" or more at the top of the standard. This happened because the rail in the bottom of the standard had worn about .030" where it contacts the groove in which it slides. To complicate things a bit, the wear was worse at the ends of the rails. Evidently kodak designed the camera so one part would take all the wear, because the groove was worn very little in comparison.
I bought a small sheet of .032" brass and cut four narrow strips that roughly corresponded to the areas of wear. I silver soldered them in place, using several small binder clips to clamp it in place so the new stock followed the uneven curve of the wear.
Soldered up, it looked like this:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8454944690_6c84cb7616_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454944690/)
KMV Repair 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454944690/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8454945270_b717dfa361_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454945270/)
KMV Repair 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8454945270/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr
and lots of filing later, it looks like this:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8453852093_e76112b9a7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8453852093/)
KMV Repair 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/79873735@N03/8453852093/) by CKeth (http://www.flickr.com/people/79873735@N03/), on Flickr
The solder joint is a little wider than ideal but I'll take it. Maybe it'll only last another 55 years instead of 60. It probably fits better and makes the camera more solid than when it was new. A factory just can't replicate the kind of fit someone can do by hand and time.