[pure-silver] Re: recessed lens board, was wide-angle lens for4x5

Don

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Ralph W. Lambrecht

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On 2005-10-30 14:11, "Don Feinberg" <ducque@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I gather that "I have a secret" that I haven't seen anyone else ever write
> about.
> 
> If you buy a couple of Forstner-style wood boring bits, imported Chinese
> versions of which are available very cheaply today, you almost trivially can
> get absolutely perfect, flat bottomed round holes for lensboard use.
> 
> I would not and do not recommend the Chinese-made Forstner bits for heavy
> duty, that is, regular day-to-day use.  They don't stand up to it.  But for
> making a couple of lensboards?  Absolutely perfect.  This includes making
> recessed lensboards **out of one piece of wood**. (Admittedly, I did once
> make a sample recessed lensboard on the *lathe* (metal lathe, of course),
> with nice chamfered walls to the recess, just for sport.)
> 
> Just remember to bore the larger holes -- to make the shoulders for rings,
> etc, if necessary -- first!  :-)  :-)  :-)   And "oh" -- it really is
> necessary to use a drill press and low speed; I use 300 rpm.  Using a hand
> held drill will result in a total mess and is personally dangerous.  Don't
> drill "through" from one side.  First, drill the second side slightly, like
> 1 or 2 mm (1/16" or 3/32"), then drill through from the first side.  That
> way, absolutely no splintering.  Is that too obvious to mention?
> 
> I've been making lens boards this way for years.  Consistently perfect, the
> first time.  Of course, this only works in wood or plastic.
> 
> Alternatively, if you're going to use a saber saw to make lensboard holes,
> don't try to make your cut along the circumference.  Rather, drill a smaller
> hole, like 1/2",  in the center, then saw *radially*, from the center
> towards the circumference.  Make about 25 such cuts; it is easy to stop
> cutting just clear of the circumference.  Then it's easy to cut out the
> resulting wedges without sawing across the circumference, and you can
> readily finish things into a rather clean circle.  This is not as nice, and
> is much more work, then using a Forstner bit.  But it is much finer than
> trying to cut along the circumference, then sanding.  Preferably, don't do
> this with plywood!  Use a new, premium quality, fine kerf / fine tooth
> blade.
> 
> Don Feinberg
> ducque@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "richard l. gifford" <rlgif@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 5:16 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: recessed lens board, was wide-angle lens for4x5
> 
> 
>> For those who make their own lens boards from wood, it takes only a little
>> imagination to laminate pieces and make your own recessed board.  Mine
>> took some time, obviously at least three times as long as making one
>> piece.  But time spent this way is time enjoyed.  This was for my 90mm
>> Linhof/Schneider Angulon on 4x5.  I vaguely recall this is the one where I
>> mounted the lens a little below center so the thing would clear when
>> angled in during installation on the camera.  I do a fast cardboard
>> prototype to check clearance before committing labor to wood.  Labor is
>> cheap, 1/8" 3-ply is hard to find now.
>> 
>> Someone mentioned elsewhere boring the hole.  This is simple in wood, with
>> a saber saw.  A perfect circle is not needed, just an approximation that
>> is fine tuned by sanding the high spots until the lens slips in.
>> 
>> And the tip I got from Mr K, Krylon Ultra Flat Camo is the flattest black
>> out there.  I always use an ebony stain first, but I'm not sure I can
>> justify that with any rational argument.  Bare wood absorbs a lot of spray
>> paint, and maybe I noticed my first board looking glossy like maybe the
>> flat stuff soaked in and left the shiny stuff on the surface (excuse my
>> highly technical paint terminology).
>> 
>> Regards...   Dick Gifford
>> 
>> Dave Hornford wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a bag-bellows for my 90mm, but find my lack of a recessed
>>> lens-board
>>> a bigger hindrance.
>>> 
>>> Dave
>> 
>> 
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