Wax to fix old stiff film holders

[Ken Lee]

Inserting and removing old wooden film holders with an old wooden camera (Kodak 2D) can be frustrating: friction. The wood surfaces are no longer smooth. The dark slides can also be stiff to insert and remove, because they too are no longer smooth.

Solution: Apply a thin coating of wax, and polish it. The dark slides now move in and out like new - perhaps better than new. I also waxed the inside of the film back, where the holders slide in and out. The film holders now go in and out like... butter