Workshop courses will be released gradually, and kept revised, to improve the contents. some of courses are public, some are limited to participants only.
- Camera Dis-Assembly (Public)
- Camera Body Modification (Public)
- Rangefinder Housing Modification (Public)
- RF Mechanism Cleaning/Adjusting (Public)
- Front Standard/ Flat bed modification(Public)
- Bellows Making Part I (Public) /Bellows Making Part II
/Bellows Making Part III - Frame panel Assembly
- Metal Jacket Assembly
- Ground Glass Panel Assembly
- Lens board Mounting/ Infinity Stop Locating
- RF Install/ Calibration
- Cam Grinding/ Calibration
- Film Holder Modifications
- Testing/ Calibration
- Appendix: Parts checking list
02/10/2011
I've been thinking about this recently, since one of my craftsman got stroke months ago, I can't stop wondering, what if I GOT stroke, will my unique Polaroid 4x5 conversion discontinued?
Pass my thought to friends, and thinking of letting more people could own Byron camera, I would held an experimental workshop, to help participant build one.
But the procedure could be very difficult if all by instructions only, there are some steps which needs special tooling, and some steps need CNC lathe machine, not everyone could find a helping hand around.
So I will ask participants follow my instruction, in some steps, to send their parts to me, I will help them to finish those steps, and then let them go on to next step.
I envision there will be about two steps for sending back parts, by sending back their parts, I will enclose all the parts needed for building Byron, including those tailored parts that I designed, exclusive for Byron.
The most complicated parts now I think most people will encounter, will be at the step building bellows, not yet decide whether I will make one for each other, or let them try, so there will be sort of experiments in it, participant not only need to be skillful on DIY, prepare all kinds of hand tools, and need a lot of patience, willing to help me to perfect the instruction, so there will be one complete instruction left when the camera is build, workshop at the end.
Workshop will take about 3 months for the course. It should start at the end of this month. Instruction will be released one by one, as a step for every two weeks,
Cost will be US$900, including all parts and two shipping postage during the course, but I am asking if anyone is interested in this way of DIY, let me know, mail me, all I need is about 4 participants, besides hand tools, you have to prepare your own Polaroid 110B plus lenses you choose, (or 110A + 900) and the conversion type (limited in Type A or B), drop me a mail, we could communicate privately.
If you are interested in this way, please let me know before 10/16. You are not really in the workshop by sending mail, just let me know if there are people who are interested.
thank you very much.
Daniel
salihonba@gmail.comhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9ycmOzhLrs4m3pn6atd8-HerQaZlkP1k2CGqpd79Kc/edit?hl=zh_TW
2 comments:
quick question Daniel. Prior to removing the rf housing, is it possible to apply adhesive tape to the outside of the glass and the housing so that it won't fall out when the top is removed ? Also what glue would you recommend if one wanted to secure the glass so that it's easier to remove next time ?
thanks
Fred
Fred, your idea is great, using tape to fix the glasses, and I would recommend acrylic glue to do the job, one that is sticky and transparent, easy to buy from any stationary store. use a little bit by the side of the inner frame of plastic, then insert the glass, it is easy to remove if you want.
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