Re: making shutter blades?
Unless you have a lot of time on your hands, this project might not be worth the effort. It certainly will be challenging if you do it, though.
Re: making shutter blades?
A facebook group called 3D printing and analog photography might be of help.
Else this shutter is found in a 65mm angulon f6.8 meant for 6x9cm and are less popular.
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Re: making shutter blades?
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BrianShaw
Unless you have a lot of time on your hands, this project might not be worth the effort. It certainly will be challenging if you do it, though.
Ya #00 Shutters aren't very uncommon or expensive. They were used in some less popular folders and even some early 35mm cameras, so buying a camera to use the shutter might be one way to go.
Re: making shutter blades?
Steel shim stock is the way to go, I think. You'll have to (re-) harden it after cutting. Like others, I think it's probably easier to find another shutter than it is to make it, especially if you're missing some screws too. I keep a couple baskets of basket cases that I failed to repair at some point, just so I can steal parts whenever I need to. I'm sure the blade matches those on a number of period cameras.
Re: making shutter blades?
It might be easier to find another shutter in the US but here in the EU it isn't that easy. And getting one mostly involve getting a complete lens. I do have a good set of lens elements. So it looks like I'm going to risk it. Can loose anything.
As for donor cameras... that is something that was easy to find when there were fairs. But 02/02/2022 it will be 2 years that the last one took place.
Hardening might be a problem. Never done that.
Re: making shutter blades?
I have made shutter blades for larger shutters. I used shim stock and did not reharden after cutting. Worked fine but was painstaking to get the holes or pins exactly positioned. Making a #00 blade will be challenging.
I cut my blades to approximate shape, perhaps a half mm to 1mm large and then ground to the scribe line. I took care not to damage the surface of the blade, keeping it covered with tape as much as I could. let us know what you decide to do.
Re: making shutter blades?
Well, I got some 0.1mm stainless steel shim. At the moment the idea is to etch them using the old (rusted) blades as a mask.