Don Can you post a picture somewhere? Regards Ralph W. Lambrecht http://www.darkroomagic.com 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 >> >> >> >> ============================================================================= >> ================================ >> To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your >> account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you >> subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. > > ============================================================================== > =============================== > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) > and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.