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Massimo M
Joined: 04 Apr 2015 Posts: 21 Location: Lavis- Italy
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:10 pm Post subject: Graflex B cloth shutter |
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Good evening
I recently bought a nice Graflex B-stationary 3 1/4x4 1/4, in good conditions except for the curtain that was detached and in bad, dry, cracked conditions.
I removed it and I cleaned the two spools in order to accept the new one I'm making.
Does anyone know about pre-tensioning of the lower spools' spiral spring? I need to reach an acceptable tension before refine it with the aid of a photocell instrument to measure the correct shutter speed. |
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45PSS
Joined: 28 Sep 2001 Posts: 4081 Location: Mid Peninsula, Ca.
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Curtain at full closed initial tension of 6 turns will work with an excellent spring. 8 to 12 turns is normal for most cameras. 16 or more turns there is a problem.
Curtain must close fully from O on tension 1 with the camera in any position.
Curtain must wind to smallest aperture/slot with the tension at 6.
Increasing the initial turns will have little effect on shutter speeds with a weak spring or worn roller bushings. _________________ The best camera ever made is the one that YOU enjoy using and produces the image quality that satifies YOU. |
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Massimo M
Joined: 04 Apr 2015 Posts: 21 Location: Lavis- Italy
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Thanks.
At this time, I bought a curtain fabric in Japan, but I found it too "modern" for my Graflex, does anyone know what type of fabric is in the curtain and what paint they used in 1920s? |
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45PSS
Joined: 28 Sep 2001 Posts: 4081 Location: Mid Peninsula, Ca.
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Rubberized Silk or Cotton. Player Piano bellows cloth .008 inch thick is as close to factory original that is available today. _________________ The best camera ever made is the one that YOU enjoy using and produces the image quality that satifies YOU. |
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Massimo M
Joined: 04 Apr 2015 Posts: 21 Location: Lavis- Italy
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:44 am Post subject: |
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Thank you |
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