I bought two Shanel-5 on Yahoo Japan, and needed a front to accommodate them on my FKD 13x18.
I like to tinker with what is found around and simple tools. No power tools used here excepted a small drill. Materials: 2mm MDF plate, some passe-partout cardboard, 1mm aluminium sheet, small wood screws, bolts, washers, wood glue, some cyanoacrylate glue (with a bit of graphite reinforcement), a bit of butyl, a bit of PU fabric, black spray, some floor varnish, matte chalkboard paint.
Tools:. utility knife, hacksaw blade, metal file, snip cutter, screwdriver, ruler, gluing pliers, couple drills, cutting mat.
basically finished, and also I made couple lens boards 12x12cm:
finished and on the FKD with a Shanel shutter:
in original condition with the 60's shutter (1s to 1/30s) and the plate holder and back:
with the newly made front, holding a board with a LOMO RF-4 on a Shanel-5, and with my custom "tyre" back for regular film holders:
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