"RICHARD GROGAN(RPG Photo Svcs)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Greetings,
I recently found some great foam seal material.It is 2mm black 9"x12" for 99 cents a
sheet! Foam
sticky back EVA sheets available at arts and craft type stores(name withheld to follow
rules).I
had purchased some high dollar/low quantity stuff on�the internet�about a year ago,and
this stuff
from�the art and craft store is much denser!! I dont know what the life expectancy is
for it,but
It will probably outlast me! If interested, contact me off-list and I can provide you
with the
info on where to get this stuff.
�
I just built some 6X6 lensboards from 1/8" plywood(from a model shop)�and covered the
backs with
this material.Very nice and light-tight. I also�built an 8x10 enlarger out of an D2
chassis and an
old B&J Grover camera.Built a coldlight head for it from�2 old Aristo D2 heads and it
(the foam)
proved itself as a great seal!!It doesn't seem to be affected by the heater in the
head.
The foam is also available in larger,non self-adhesive form,sheets; I used it to make
an 8x10 mask
for the glass-top negative stage, so I don't need anti-newtonian glass!
This enlarger works great!BTW,does anyone know where I can find a hexagonal focusing
rail for an
Grover 8x10? The one was missing on the camera I used for the enlarger, so I fashioned
one from a
shower curtain rod and put brass all-thread down the side of it for a gear track.It
works, but I'd
really like the hex rail as it would be a touch smoother, I'm sure.
Cheers!
Richard
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