I'm sure there's at least one of you out there that will have some advice...
I have been working with my Conley 10 inch portrait lens today and I got the pneumatic shutter running. It seemed to be kind of gummy and sticky, but after working it for a while it is working smoothly. I'm very excited about that.
I have the red rubber squeeze ball which works, my rubber tubing seems to swell up when I squeeze, so I'm going to try to find some tubing that doesn't expand and reduce my air pressure.
Questions:
Is there a larger squeeze ball that I can use? It seems that I really have to heave on this one to get the shutter to work. I wonder if that is me just getting used to the action or if it will loosen up as I use it?
Is there a less-finicky option instead of the pneumatic activator? I read about a replacement that was offered historically, but I haven't seen one or heard of one until tonights little search.
I didn't crack the shutter open, but I am tempted to try to see if I can lubricate it a little. I would appreciate any warnings or 'do not try this at home' suggestions.
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