I have shot some very old Kodak 1/4 plate glass negatives. I found an unopened pack of 10, perhaps 100 years old or more. The emulsion still worked. Like looking into the past, even though I shot them this summer.
Reluctant woodworker
Hi folks!
My real hobby is old cameras, which turns out to be wood cameras in the end. I often find I need to make this or that and a router and a router table are most likely the cheapest, smallest and most efficient method of making wood camera parts.
I even want to make a large wood camera and there are several parts that must be machine accurate.
I was given an old Sears Craftsman Model 315 with a couple bits. I have never used a router, but I am handy with tools and even built a wood stringer and skin boat with a table saw and glue.
My camera insanity has me searching for ways to make two simple box bellows frames, 18" square with half lab joints. I actually can't decide whether to simplly do it with hobby shop wood and a chisel,
as I need it now! If I already had a router table setup, I would use that.
So I will be here reading this great knowledge base.
Thanks for all this!
My real hobby is old cameras, which turns out to be wood cameras in the end. I often find I need to make this or that and a router and a router table are most likely the cheapest, smallest and most efficient method of making wood camera parts.
I even want to make a large wood camera and there are several parts that must be machine accurate.
I was given an old Sears Craftsman Model 315 with a couple bits. I have never used a router, but I am handy with tools and even built a wood stringer and skin boat with a table saw and glue.
My camera insanity has me searching for ways to make two simple box bellows frames, 18" square with half lab joints. I actually can't decide whether to simplly do it with hobby shop wood and a chisel,
as I need it now! If I already had a router table setup, I would use that. So I will be here reading this great knowledge base.
Thanks for all this!
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First router job
Got the first router job done today. Glue up is drying. Two large bellows frames with 8 1/2 lap joints.
A friend gave me a old enough to be still made in USA diecast Craftsman router table and now I have 2 routers that fit it.
Used a new Freud 1/4" upspiral and loved how it made tiny shavings and not much dust.
Gives me great hope for future view camera construction.
Got the first router job done today. Glue up is drying. Two large bellows frames with 8 1/2 lap joints.
A friend gave me a old enough to be still made in USA diecast Craftsman router table and now I have 2 routers that fit it.
Used a new Freud 1/4" upspiral and loved how it made tiny shavings and not much dust.
Gives me great hope for future view camera construction.
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Camera ready for action!
I want to show off the renewed camera. The bellows frames I made were installed on new Turner Bellows. This picture shows the camera fully extended to 72 inches and 9 feet in the air. If interested look up Deardorff SC11 studio 11x14 camera and B-Post stands first made in 1929 Chicago for Sears catalog imaging. The ultimate in resolution of the era. I want to thank this forum for helping me get my feet wet, I am now working wood in some more ways than I have before. When I have more routing success, I will post again.
I want to show off the renewed camera. The bellows frames I made were installed on new Turner Bellows. This picture shows the camera fully extended to 72 inches and 9 feet in the air. If interested look up Deardorff SC11 studio 11x14 camera and B-Post stands first made in 1929 Chicago for Sears catalog imaging. The ultimate in resolution of the era. I want to thank this forum for helping me get my feet wet, I am now working wood in some more ways than I have before. When I have more routing success, I will post again.
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