seeking advice about how to UNmount bellows from 8x10 deardorff

[redbird]

Yup, I finally saved enough money to send the front/back standards + old bellows off to England to get a brand new, fabulous non-leaky red bellows. Very excited about this. However I was greatly saddened when I realized that I couldn't get the standards off of the camera. As you loosen the set screws you realize that at the very end they don't come completely off. This is doubtless helpful in preventing you from accidentally taking your camera apart, but it has me flummoxed.

If I force the situation I'm afraid that I will strip the screw. Any advice on this? The folks at Custom Bellows were VERY clear that they didn't want the entire camera sent.

Thanks for this!

 

[John Koehrer]

Remove the bellows frames, not standards.
12 screws on the back accessible from the outside and 8 screws on the front from the inside. The frames may be slightly stuck to the standards. gently push 'em out.
Do the back first so you can access the screws at the front.

 

[redbird]

John,
I cannot thank you enough! Yup been looking at those screws for years. Really didn't "see" them though. BRILLIANT!
M