This is very cool, thanks for sharing. I'm eager to find a solution for the Lomo's hose, another component that I think is very weak, even on "newer" tanks. Have you ever replaced one of those? Not a 3D solution in that sense, I know. Have heard of a few people having them produced in small batches but I know nothing of the specs or anyone's success. Thanks!
Isaac Brooks UWM Film Tech Office On Friday, March 13, 2015, Paul Dickinson <pdick...@uic.edu> wrote: > Is anybody else on this list using the Lomo UPB-1 (50/100') 8/16mm > processing tank? > > The Lomo tank is a great tool for DIY filmmakers, but the materials it is > constructed from are too brittle, and replacement parts are impossible to > get without having to purchase an entire tank. The lower spindle is > especially vulnerable. In our program, we've now had a couple of them > break. The first time it happened, we were fortunate enough to have > somebody on staff with some formidable machining skills. The piece he > fabricated only made the tank capable of processing 50' loads, but we had 2 > tanks, so it was no problem. Shortly thereafter, the spindle on the other > tank broke. We had since lost our machinist, but gained someone with 3D > modeling skills, who created a 3D model of the part. So now we can print a > new part when we need it. And now so can you! The model is available on > Thingiverse at: > > http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:722187 For free. > > And if you share it, please credit the design to the UIC Moving Image and > New Media programs. > > One caveat about this part: although it is made to the dimensions of the > original piece, the internal threads in the lower spiral can be worn away > at the top because the plastic is brittle. In this case, the bolt can be > too short to engage the threads. In the near future we will be uploading a > revised model to account for this. If the internal threads on the lower > spiral on your tank are worn, you may want to wait. > > 3D printed replacement parts can breathe new life into tanks that have met > with tragedy in the darkroom. It's my hope that sharing this part will help > to generate interest in an open-source network of Lomo tank users. Maybe > there are some other Frameworkers out there with 3D modeling resources at > their disposal, who are willing to create other replacement parts? > > Paul Dickinson > Lab Specialist, Moving Image > UIC School of Art and Art History > University of Illinois-Chicago > 312-996-0767 > >
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