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Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 179
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 03:07 pm: | 
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For a Fodor Record (Tougodo TLR) i have to make a Glide Plate for the focusing mechanism as one was missing in that TLR. Does anybody know which material would be best to use ?
The glideplate or glide piece(German Gleitplätchen) is used on the focusing strut of a TLR and is a kind of buffer between that strut and the focusing cam.
Here a photo of the one still present in the Record.
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Donnie_strickland
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Username: Donnie_strickland
Post Number: 145
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 08:35 pm: |
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Is it nylon? |
Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 180
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 11:59 pm: |
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It's both clear plastic and tenasious so nylon is a possibility Donnie. Must try that out. Thanks ! |
Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 183
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 12:38 pm: |
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Well, gave it a try today and made a glideplate out of Nylon. In fact i even made 2 so both focus slides will have exactly the same material.
Still have to grind a little to give it its final shape.
The genuine glideplate just lying left of the new one.
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Donnie_strickland
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Username: Donnie_strickland
Post Number: 152
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 02:18 pm: |
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Hey, that's nice work Hans! Let us know how it performs! |
Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 289
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 07:18 pm: |
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Good idea to make two, Hans, that way you can file the original for later reference. So far, so good.
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Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 229
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 01:52 pm: |
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Well, finished a Kodak Ektar 100 testfilm recently and the new Glideplate performed without a hitch :-)
The full size image can be seen here :
Testshot with Fodor Record |
Br1078lum
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Username: Br1078lum
Post Number: 399
Registered: 11-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 04:02 pm: |
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Woot!
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