I've got a rickety Korona that I've tighted up as much as possible but I want to hang some old, heavy lenses off of it, and I fear it's not up to the task. I've been looking for the hardware to do what is shown in the picture below, but can't find it anywhere. (i got this picture off an old, old thread here, and I know about the "modern" version for wind stabilization, but I'm more interested in making it look at home on the camera.) Thanks.
I don't think you're going to find anything off the shelf like that in brass. The closest you'll get would be trammel points
but they have slots for rectangular bars or rulers, a lens spanner wrench "might" work but I think they have hex
holes for the bars. Either way you're going to have to do some machining work.
The closest thing I've found that I thought I could make work are these: http://www.micromark.com/solid-brass...of-2,6554.html
Look here, I stopped looking as it's your project, they are a big site. http://brass-hardware.electrical-brass-components.com/
Koronas were built light for ease of travel, Deardorff made for heavy loads.
Any machinist could make what you want.
You might want to Google image eye nut.
Then find brass rod to fit.
Thanks, I will check it out. Machinists are hard to come by in the sticks. Welders, I got one on every corner.Originally Posted by Randy Moe
ah, thank you. I had no idea what they were called. I think I tried every variation on the word thumbscrew, clamp, etc.
If you have access to a drill press 1/8 NPT pipe fittings might be worth looking at, similar size and easy to modify.
They would be simple to make on a lathe of course. Ball ends for the rod might save you an eye.
You could use an electrical grounding bus and replace the normal screw with a knurled thumbscrew:
Cut this in half and use both pieces.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SUNS-Interna...-/190704384435
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