Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical Tape
thanks mark! Harry
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical Tape
Harry: Most companies do not want to hear about new product ideas that are unsolicited. Here's why. Companies often have the same ideas for new products that individuals do. If an unsolicited idea comes into a company and they are already working on the idea, it's may be difficult to prove to the external party that his/her idea was not stolen. So accepting external solicitations is a dangerous thing for most companies. -Mark - Original Message - From: figuref...@aol.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical Tape Here is an idea that i used on my mini-altoids tin camera(which i believe was the first ever altoids camera,btw) anyways, a 3/4 flat magnet that can be purchased really cheap, is the very best possible shutter..imho for any of you out there who are interested in an interesting story..i asked altoids if they had any interest in this altoids camera that i built,almost a year ago..i only asked if they had an interest because they promote themselves as very interested in the arts in general..they even promote some young artists from what i understand. Funny thing is ,they had zero interest in even hearing about the camera,let alone the number of people that might buy their mints to make cameras..just thought you all might get a little kick out of this little tid bit.. Harry www.figurefoto.com
[pinhole-discussion] electrical tape
Someone (3M?) makes a tape called 33+. I decided that means it doesn't stick below freezing after some trouble with it outdoors! So, that's my vote against it. I have about 3 shots left on my first 35mm pinhole roll - I just haven't had the time to drive where I want to shoot the last three. Altoid's box next. Murray
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical Tape
Here is an idea that i used on my mini-altoids tin camera(which i believe was the first ever altoids camera,btw) anyways, a 3/4 flat magnet that can be purchased really cheap, is the very best possible shutter..imho for any of you out there who are interested in an interesting story..i asked altoids if they had any interest in this altoids camera that i built,almost a year ago..i only asked if they had an interest because they promote themselves as very interested in the arts in general..they even promote some young artists from what i understand. Funny thing is ,they had zero interest in even hearing about the camera,let alone the number of people that might buy their mints to make cameras..just thought you all might get a little kick out of this little tid bit.. Harry www.figurefoto.com
[pinhole-discussion] Electrical Tape
Dear All, My 2 cents on electrical tape... Mostly I've used electrical tape for shutters, mounting pinholes and sealing the edges of box and can cameras. I've used the cheap stuff and stopped using it. It would lose its sticking ability within a few exposures and leave glue on the pinholes and can rims. It gets stiff in winter making it hard to get the shutter back on in sub-freezing temperatures. I started using 3M electrical tape, which costs 2 - 6 times as much (depending on sale prices v. full retail). Its worth it, though: I use way less of it. It is easy to work with, maintains its elasticity in winter with and can be used repeatedly. I've used the same long strip of tape for many exposures over many months to light-seal the lid on large popcorn cans. Tom
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical tape for pinhole purposes
I used strapping tape to make this camera.. http://www.rahji.com/images/composinglines.jpg then used gaffer's tape over all of the joints just to make it light tight. the strapping tape makes a really strong box though. rob From: George L Smyth glsm...@yahoo.com Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 12:45:03 -0700 (PDT) To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical tape for pinhole purposes --- Nick Dvoracek dvora...@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu wrote: About 10 years ago I got the same idea about cheap electrical tape. Tried it out and it seemed to work great, so I ordered about 100 rolls for a project to provide pinhole cameras to schools. Most of it hardly stuck at all and the rest came loose pretty quick. Maybe it's OK for making metal pintoids light tight, but I wouldn't recommend it for assembling foamcore or matboard cameras. A physicist I know also told me it's not opaque in the infrared if you're into that! This is correct. I use electrical tape to amke my foamcore cameras, but then, they've always been designed with the expectation that I'll eventually sit on them and destroy them anyway. It is true that electrical tape is not infrared opaque, but then I rather doubt that foamcore or matboard is either, so that's a moot point. OTOH, although different types of wood have different degrees of infrared opacity, I have used pine (which is probably about the least opaque wood) with infrared with success, so thickness probably enters into the scene. Cheers - george = Handmade Photographic Images http://members.home.net/hmpi/ __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical tape for pinhole purposes
Most of it hardly stuck at all and the rest came loose pretty quick vinyl tape is pretty strong, if you stretch it out and put it on an object it will shrink back and the adhesive will let go... the trick is to let it relax back to its original size after you pull it off the roll, then apply it of course, if it's just bad tape there's nothing you can do about it jim k
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Electrical tape for pinhole purposes
--- Nick Dvoracek dvora...@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu wrote: About 10 years ago I got the same idea about cheap electrical tape. Tried it out and it seemed to work great, so I ordered about 100 rolls for a project to provide pinhole cameras to schools. Most of it hardly stuck at all and the rest came loose pretty quick. Maybe it's OK for making metal pintoids light tight, but I wouldn't recommend it for assembling foamcore or matboard cameras. A physicist I know also told me it's not opaque in the infrared if you're into that! This is correct. I use electrical tape to amke my foamcore cameras, but then, they've always been designed with the expectation that I'll eventually sit on them and destroy them anyway. It is true that electrical tape is not infrared opaque, but then I rather doubt that foamcore or matboard is either, so that's a moot point. OTOH, although different types of wood have different degrees of infrared opacity, I have used pine (which is probably about the least opaque wood) with infrared with success, so thickness probably enters into the scene. Cheers - george = Handmade Photographic Images http://members.home.net/hmpi/ __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/
[pinhole-discussion] Electrical tape for pinhole purposes
About 10 years ago I got the same idea about cheap electrical tape. Tried it out and it seemed to work great, so I ordered about 100 rolls for a project to provide pinhole cameras to schools. Most of it hardly stuck at all and the rest came loose pretty quick. Maybe it's OK for making metal pintoids light tight, but I wouldn't recommend it for assembling foamcore or matboard cameras. A physicist I know also told me it's not opaque in the infrared if you're into that! Guy wrote: . How did you get them light tight? Did you wrap some tape around to seal the light away? I suppose that you loaded them in a light-tight bag. How many would you carry around with you on a typical day? . That got expensive. I've found electrical tape on sale ... three rolls for a buck. I made over one hundred Pintoids. Marcy Merrill Photographer www.merrillphoto.com -- Nick Dvoracek dvora...@uwosh.edu Director of Media Services Voice: 920-424-7363 University of Wisconsin OshkoshFax: 920-424-7324 http://idea.uwosh.edu/media_services/home.html
