Kodak 2D handle rplacement?!?!?

[Jim Graves]

I have a nice replacement handle for my Kodak 2D 8x10 ... But when I tried to remove the original brass retaining brackets that hold the handle I quickly gave it up.

It looks like they are just brads/nails but when I tried to gently pry them up it quickly became apparent that the amount of force required might end up splitting the wood ... Which is not an option.

I'm sure some of you guys have done this ... But how?????

[Roger Thoms]

I just broke the hande on my 2D so I'm interested too. I took a quick look when the handle broke and it appears that the brads extend through the wood and are bent over. I figured that It would be easier to remove the brads if I removed the bellow first, the I could straighten out the brads. It would be great to hear from someone who has replaced their handle.

Btw where did you find your replacement handle?

Rpger

[jcoldslabs]

I'll join the chorus and say I'd like to know both about the replacement handle (I could use one) and the replacement procedure. It looks easy enough: pry up the tines on the brads, remove them, install the handle, and bend the tines back down. Of course, most of these things (*cough* bellows replacement *cough*) look much easier to do in theory than they are in practice, especially if one has never done them before.

Jonathan

[Jim C.]

The handle brackets are riveted in with split rivets, you'll do some damage if you pry them up
to take them out cleanly the rear bellows have to be taken out, then you can use a small screw
driver to pry the tangs up. Those rivets are steel, at least on my 2D's and the tangs will break
most of the time.

[Roger Thoms]

So once the split rivets break, does anyone have a source for new ones? Guess I should try googling split rivets.

Roger

[BarryS]

A simpler option is replacing the handle with nylon webbing and a small buckle. You can just thread it through the brackets without removing them. If you do remove the brackets, I think small nuts and bolts with washers would be better than rivets to reattach it.

[Jim Galli]

A simpler option is replacing the handle with nylon webbing and a small buckle. You can just thread it through the brackets without removing them. If you do remove the brackets, I think small nuts and bolts with washers would be better than rivets to reattach it.

I'll admit to having a black dog collar on my 5X7 Deardorff.

[Michael Cienfuegos]

For those who want leather handles :http://www.brettunsvillage.com/trunk...ts/handles.htm Scroll down to the Typewriter Handles, TH-16. They appear to be identical to the handles on my 8x10 Kodak 2D and are only $6.00.

[Jim C.]

So once the split rivets break, does anyone have a source for new ones? Guess I should try googling split rivets.

Roger

That's probably your best bet if you want the OEM look, Hanson rivets may have the size
there is also McMaster, but I think McMasters sizes run on the big side.

BarryS's solution is probably the easiest, 2-56 screws and lock nuts are plentiful, cheap and
available everywhere.

Just realized after Micheals post, that his link and possibly other luggage repair/replacement
sites may also have split rivets.

[Michael Cienfuegos]

That's probably your best bet if you want the OEM look, Hanson rivets may have the size
there is also McMaster, but I think McMasters sizes run on the big side.

BarryS's solution is probably the easiest, 2-56 screws and lock nuts are plentiful, cheap and
available everywhere.

I got my 2-56 screws and lock nuts from McMaster-Carr.