[pinhole-discussion] going in circles
I want to pick some brains on how I might cut round pieces of film? I'm using 8x10 sheets. A scalpel around a tin didn't work - especially in a completely dark darkroom. Here's a page where I've posted some photos of what I'm trying to do and the results I've received thus far. www.merrillphoto.com/pintoidsours.htm Marcy, don't use the compass method nor the Logan mat cutter thingy. They both puncture the middle of your film - In fact the Logan punctures 4 holes. So for your circles, whether in film or on roads... Idea #1. There is a circular die for Sculpey that is 2 1/2 round, but I don't know if the edges are sharp enough for film. Idea #2 is getting a metal template at a drafting supply store [or catalogue] - you can use the pointy end of a compass and just go round-and-round until you pierce the film through. I think I would try that way first. Idea #3 is that you go to a school supply place in your area. They do have a sharp circular die for materials as heavy as poster paper and that is thicker that your film. But as to size, I don't know. Idea #4 is a real die cutter. The kind you can use for passport photos, etc. I don't know if they are available in round shapes, but you never know. Rosanne
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--- Marcy Merrill ma...@merrillphoto.com wrote: Philip: But I don't HAVE two weeks! Maybe if I inject the mold with a hormone... or a or a steroid, or something? Well, I suppose you could be all old fashioned and mix a sensitized silver nitrate solution into the agar agar, take your pix and turn it out of the can to develop print through (think light sensitive knox blox, maybe? but will the gelatin/agar agar disolve in the developer?) -- pw __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
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Marcy, No hole in the center with this one. Honestly the best circle cutter I've ever used http://www.buttonsonline.com/cutter.html Randy www.holgamods.com www.holgamods.com/pinholga/pinholga.html _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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John: Oh MAN! WHY did you have to bring those to my attention? I hadn't seen them before. Well, guess there goes another ten minutes of my life. -MM Marcy Merrill Photographer www.merrillphoto.com - Original Message - From: John Yeo jonn...@thegrid.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles So who's going to be the first one to make a camera out of the altoid strips cans? John - Original Message - From: Marcy Merrill ma...@merrillphoto.com To: Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles Here's a question for you buncha geniuses. With my deadline being WWPD, I have gotten off my butt and made those Pintoid Sours pinhole cameras I've been thinking about. After a grueling 10 minutes, they were completed. I want to pick some brains on how I might cut round pieces of film? I'm using 8x10 sheets. A scalpel around a tin didn't work - especially in a completely dark darkroom. Here's a page where I've posted some photos of what I'm trying to do and the results I've received thus far. www.merrillphoto.com/pintoidsours.htm I did all of this stuff yesterday. So far, cutting around the tin with scissors has worked, but it isn't perfect. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks! -MM Marcy Merrill www.JunkStoreCameras.com
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Philip: But I don't HAVE two weeks! Maybe if I inject the mold with a hormone... or a or a steroid, or something? Nah. I'm going to try that circle cutter. I called Michael's and they have it in stock. Can't make it up there for a couple of days though. Guess we'll all have to wait in suspense. Love, MM Marcy Merrill Photographer www.merrillphoto.com How about this: * Pour agar agar in the base of the can/camera, allow to cool/solidify. * Innoculate with a mold or bacteria that dislikes light. * expose for 2 weeks (or so). You might need to use a mirror pinhole arrangement to avoid gravity sag in the agar medium. I'm not sure how you'd fix the image... (^: (?) -- pw
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So who's going to be the first one to make a camera out of the altoid strips cans? John - Original Message - From: Marcy Merrill ma...@merrillphoto.com To: Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 11:19 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles Here's a question for you buncha geniuses. With my deadline being WWPD, I have gotten off my butt and made those Pintoid Sours pinhole cameras I've been thinking about. After a grueling 10 minutes, they were completed. I want to pick some brains on how I might cut round pieces of film? I'm using 8x10 sheets. A scalpel around a tin didn't work - especially in a completely dark darkroom. Here's a page where I've posted some photos of what I'm trying to do and the results I've received thus far. www.merrillphoto.com/pintoidsours.htm I did all of this stuff yesterday. So far, cutting around the tin with scissors has worked, but it isn't perfect. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks! -MM Marcy Merrill www.JunkStoreCameras.com ___ Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
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Marcy, Couldn't you trace the interior onto paper, cut it out, then trace it onto a piece of thick cardboard, and cut *it* out... then, perhaps, you could use the scalpel to cut the film around the cardboard. I don't know if this would give you a better fit than trying to go around the outside of the tin or not. Also, as I am new to the world of pin-ography what are the exposure times like using film? I have some extra sheets of ortho I think I may give a whirl this weekend. Love the cameras! Shelley -- I did all of this stuff yesterday. So far, cutting around the tin with scissors has worked, but it isn't perfect. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks! -MM Marcy Merrill www.JunkStoreCameras.com ___ Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
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Another low tech solution might be to take a sheet of aluminum or steel larger than your film and cut a circle out the size you want your film. Then lay the parts down: circle (aluminum) film outside of circle (aluminum) table/firm surface and press down firmly (you might have to tap around the edge of the circle with a hammer) This depends on being able to cut a clean, round hole; the edges of the hole act as a cutter (I've done this on a small scale with paper; films a bit tougher, but I think it would work). --- Marcy Merrill ma...@merrillphoto.com wrote: I'm getting some great answers from everyone and I appreciate it! Something I found on the net is a Fiskar's circle cutter. They claim it uses rubber gripper feet, so no pinholes in your circle. Costs about $14. I think I'll try it. ( Marvy - now, there's a name) -MM Marcy Merrill Photographer www.merrillphoto.com - Original Message - From: Traci Bunkers bonk...@bonkersfiber.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles Marcy, Have you looked at the hole punches in craft/hpbby/scrapbook stores? You can get hole punches of any size imaginable. Marvy Uchida makes them--they are called craft punches. here's their website. Stores like Michaels Hobby Lobby carry them, but might not have the size you want. I ordered some directly from Marvy. http://www.uchida.com/what/art/pc.htm -- Traci Bunkers Bonkers Handmade Originals http://www.bonkersfiber.com ___ Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/ __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
Re: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles
- Original Message - From: Marcy Merrill ma...@merrillphoto.com Here's a question for you buncha geniuses. With my deadline being WWPD, I have gotten off my butt and made those Pintoid Sours pinhole cameras I've been thinking about. After a grueling 10 minutes, they were completed. I want to pick some brains on how I might cut round pieces of film? How about this: * Pour agar agar in the base of the can/camera, allow to cool/solidify. * Innoculate with a mold or bacteria that dislikes light. * expose for 2 weeks (or so). You might need to use a mirror pinhole arrangement to avoid gravity sag in the agar medium. I'm not sure how you'd fix the image... (^: (?) -- pw __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com
Re: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles
I'm getting some great answers from everyone and I appreciate it! Something I found on the net is a Fiskar's circle cutter. They claim it uses rubber gripper feet, so no pinholes in your circle. Costs about $14. I think I'll try it. ( Marvy - now, there's a name) -MM Marcy Merrill Photographer www.merrillphoto.com - Original Message - From: Traci Bunkers bonk...@bonkersfiber.com To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles Marcy, Have you looked at the hole punches in craft/hpbby/scrapbook stores? You can get hole punches of any size imaginable. Marvy Uchida makes them--they are called craft punches. here's their website. Stores like Michaels Hobby Lobby carry them, but might not have the size you want. I ordered some directly from Marvy. http://www.uchida.com/what/art/pc.htm -- Traci Bunkers Bonkers Handmade Originals http://www.bonkersfiber.com
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Thom Brian: Thanks for your replies. I just checked the Logan matcutter and the smallest hole it can make is 4. I'll need a smaller hole. Gotta think more about the die cutter thing. If I come up with anything, I'll post. Thanks again! -MM PS: If anyone in western WA wants to get together for World Pinhole Day, we're trying for the Tacoma Museum of Glass at 1:00. Marcy Merrill Photographer www.merrillphoto.com
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I know Logan, the matcutter manufacturer, makes an attachment that lets you cut circular or oval mat openings. It would probably work very well for film and you would already have what you need to help frame your gallery ready pinhole art. Good luck. Thom - Original Message - From: Marcy Merrill ma...@merrillphoto.com To: Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 14:19 Subject: [pinhole-discussion] going in circles Here's a question for you buncha geniuses. With my deadline being WWPD, I have gotten off my butt and made those Pintoid Sours pinhole cameras I've been thinking about. After a grueling 10 minutes, they were completed. I want to pick some brains on how I might cut round pieces of film? I'm using 8x10 sheets. A scalpel around a tin didn't work - especially in a completely dark darkroom. Here's a page where I've posted some photos of what I'm trying to do and the results I've received thus far. www.merrillphoto.com/pintoidsours.htm I did all of this stuff yesterday. So far, cutting around the tin with scissors has worked, but it isn't perfect. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks! -MM Marcy Merrill www.JunkStoreCameras.com ___ Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
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In a message dated 4/17/03 01:29:01 PM Central Daylight Time, ma...@merrillphoto.com writes: www.merrillphoto.com/pintoidsours.htm marcy, I suppose you could try attaching a blade or on one of those circle drawing compass things and setting it to the right length, but then I guess you'd get that dot in the center.?? just a thought.. kelseyj
[pinhole-discussion] going in circles
Here's a question for you buncha geniuses. With my deadline being WWPD, I have gotten off my butt and made those Pintoid Sours pinhole cameras I've been thinking about. After a grueling 10 minutes, they were completed. I want to pick some brains on how I might cut round pieces of film? I'm using 8x10 sheets. A scalpel around a tin didn't work - especially in a completely dark darkroom. Here's a page where I've posted some photos of what I'm trying to do and the results I've received thus far. www.merrillphoto.com/pintoidsours.htm I did all of this stuff yesterday. So far, cutting around the tin with scissors has worked, but it isn't perfect. Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks! -MM Marcy Merrill www.JunkStoreCameras.com
