Oh good. Looks like it will be in a caring environment. Good look with the restoration.
Oh good. Looks like it will be in a caring environment. Good look with the restoration.
Together!
After a few false starts I managed to get it standing and camera mounted. I had a lot of trouble with one of the lead weights, which was bent and wouldn't fit into the post. I ended up bending it back with a rubber mallet and my weight, and eventually it fit. The remaining problem right now is that the platform doesn't fall very smoothly. It rises ok, but I have to apply pressure (even with the camera on) to get it to drop. If feels like the platform is binding as it moves down. It may be that the platform is not level, or perhaps the posts are not parallel to one another. The rollers may also not be working correctly. If I have time next weekend I will replace the chains and check on the posts.
Last edited by Jason Greenberg Motamedi; 28-Oct-2019 at 09:33.
Looks great! My guess is that misalignment of the uprights is causing some binding.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
Looks it from the picture, eh?
As Peter suggests, I would measure carefully the relative difference in the post's alignment first from top to bottom
and consider those locks yours has and mine does not
There is considerable slop or fudge factor already built in
you could try loosening all 4 bolts on ONE post and testing
if that works shim it in place
Looking great!
Tin Can
Could it be that rotating a pole might match them up.
The flanges on mine have set screws for alignment, much like a De Vere enlarger.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
Thanks for the suggestions. I can't rotate the posts, as they are really in a fixed position because of where the chain fittings are, but will certainly look into the parallel alignment and possibly shimming. For the moment it is nice to just see it together.
Agree!
Tin Can
I followed Jason's lead and cut down one of my columns tonight. His method worked great!
Here's a picture of a flange with four adjustment set screws:
My stand came with a bunch of these rubber rings for the columns. Maybe they're for marking position on the stand? But only two would work on a column, one above and one below the carriage. Ideas?
Whoever used the stand before me put some anti-seize on the big bolts locking the columns to the base. That was well done.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
― Alexander Den Heijer, Nothing You Don't Already Know
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