Building a new back?

[Calamity Jane]

"Has anyone tried piano wire for the springs?"

Yup. Used piano wire on my last camera and it worked MUCH better than flat springs but you have to run the GG frame in some kind of guide because the round wire springs will bend in any direction.

 

[barryjyoung]

On the 4x5 camera I built, the plans called for using the spring metal off the back of the rubber on windshield wipers. I found an old set at the gas station and they were springy and easily bent into shape. However the tight tolerances seemed out of my league for the groundglass and back, so I ended up stealing the grafloc back off a press camera and away I went.

Contact me if you want more info.

Eric

Hi Eric: What plans are you referring to? I thought I had all the camera plans ever published. I might have missed one.

Thanks

Barry Young