What equipment is hard for you to find?

[barryjyoung]

Hi Sal:

They will be solid, and probably made from steel. I need one in my hand to be certain.

Barry

Yes, they look like castings, and I defer to Randy on the material. However, as mentioned earlier in this thread:



Any replacement you make should be solid rather than hollow. VH and FA versions are completely interchangeable. However, breakage occurs in the hollow VH samples but not the solid FA type.

[barryjyoung]

Jodi:

I do not do stamping for customers I am afraid. Only for my own products. The tooling costs to make iris diaphragm's of any configuration are prohibitive. I have five punch presses, so I do that work, but this is not the sort of thing that is easy to do. Thank you for the idea.
Barry

Something that's getting harder to find: universal iris.

[barryjyoung]

Havoc:

Perhaps contact Carl Zeiss, Epson or Nikon on the scanner.
And for the center filters, maybe Hoya?

Thank you
Barry

- a scanner that sits between a flatbed and a drum that could take to 8x10
- centerfilters for wide angles

[barryjyoung]

I do not think we have a profitable Hoseman project

Not much response, I can still use mine just fine

I will still ship OP the broken part, but I am missing the lever part, have the captive ring

Mine broke the very first time I used the barely used camera

I bought it on this forum, from a lapsed member years ago

He howled when I mentioned it and blamed me

I kept the camera, but I will never buy from that GUY ever again

I also have a 2X3 Hoseman that will not accept common plastic DDS, but wood DDS fit

I really like Hoseman camera which have many very useful features and top build quality

I and a another member have long looked for the 5X7 set

Maybe I make one with Calumet parts, maybe not

Tin Can:

I sent you a mailing address. Hopefully we can get you two fixed up.

Barry

[barryjyoung]

Hi Xiggy:

I use an Omega C67 enlarger with the lamphouse removed. It has a 1/4-20 screw that screws into the monorail clamp of one of my Cambo cameras which makes an ideal copy camera with the reflex viewer attached. For light panel, I use one I picked up from eBay. The combination is excellent.

So I will not be making copy stands or light panels.

Thank you

Barry

[barryjyoung]

Hi John:

Your description could result in at least 8 configurations. Can you draw what you need? it does not have to be a pro drawing, just something with important measurements and general shapes. I do not want to make something and then hear that I made it wrong because the description given to me could have been interpreted a different way than you intended it to be interpreted. For example, I need a lever, bent, about 10-26 inches or so, it needs three holes drilled and tapped to fit the screw I am holding in my hand. It should have holes in the end and on the back should be engraved with the makers name and address upside down. Can you make it? I am not making fun, but rather showing you what I saw when I read the description.

Thank you

Barry

Low profile quick release with large (4x5 inch-ish footprint) plate.

Plate should be slotted to allow for one or two 3/8" (or 1/4" as option) screws to be adjustable to particular camera specs. Base should incorporate similar slot to accommodate one or two threaded screws (so would attach with two screws to my Gitzo magnesium head, for example). Idea here being that things don't come loose and start spinning - (which is a PITA!)

Profile of locking mechanism and knob needs to rest below the profile of the plate (locking knob moves below the upper plane), so even if camera base is larger there would be no interference (thus avoiding another PITA!).

Oh...and make this lightweight - maybe magnesium? Gee...thanks!

[Sal Santamaura]

...I think Tin Can is going to send me a Horseman lever to take measurements from. Once that happens, I will make sure to make some extras and let you know.

Tin Can:

I sent you a mailing address. Hopefully we can get you two fixed up.

Barry

Barry, if Randy ("Tin Can") hasn't sent you a broken lever (he wrote that he only has the "hub," not an entire lever), I've found the remnants of my broken VH lever and can send you that. I have both the "hub" and the handle end of my broken VH lever, but not the hollow, v-shape center section of the lever, which flew away when it broke. I can measure the overall length of my FA lever which, as previously mentioned, is interchangeable with the VH lever and works perfectly on the VH. See images.

If you'd like me to mail the pieces, PM me your address.

Sal

[Tin Can]

Barry, if Randy ("Tin Can") hasn't sent you a broken lever (he wrote that he only has the "hub," not an entire lever), I've found the remnants of my broken VH lever and can send you that. I have both the "hub" and the handle end of my broken VH lever, but not the hollow, v-shape center section of the lever, which flew away when it broke. I can measure the overall length of my FA lever which, as previously mentioned, is interchangeable with the VH lever and works perfectly on the VH. See images.

If you'd like me to mail the pieces, PM me your address.

Sal

Hi guys

I just removed my tiny bit of plastic

The top screw as seen in Sal's pic is right hand thread, no washer

It fits on a tiny 'proud' square post

That post is left hand bottom male thread with a tiny washer, the whole assembly came out

I cannot ship until next week in a rather large box so it doesn't get crushed in the cancelling machine

Since Sal has both broken pieces....

[barryjyoung]

Hi Randy:

Yes, I messaged Sal with my address.
I hope you will both send levers, it would be nice to know how tight the tolerance is by comparing more pieces.

Thank you

Barry Young

Hi guys

I just removed my tiny bit of plastic

The top screw as seen in Sal's pic is right hand thread, no washer

It fits on a tiny 'proud' square post

That post is left hand bottom male thread with a tiny washer, the whole assembly came out

I cannot ship until next week in a rather large box so it doesn't get crushed in the cancelling machine

Since Sal has both broken pieces....

[Vaidotas]

Universal iris clamp. There are ways to substitute it but it took quite long time to accept that investment.

Studio column stand. They are always for pick it up and always a bit far away.