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I'd be interested too , I want to make some bellows for some cameras but there is a lot of confusing info out on what material to use. Steve
 

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Anyone tried the inner bag material of a film changing bag? This is a rubberized fabric. I've used it for the inner taking lens light trap bellows on Rolleiflexes and it has done well. But I've never tried it for a full external bellows.
 

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Nylon is very difficult to glue successfully. It's like polyethylene and polypropylene in that it's a low surface energy molecule, so when gluing nylon it usually needs to be "activated", by either ion bombardment or flame activation.

Hopefully it isn't a problem, but be aware of that with your nylon ripstop.
 
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Anyone tried the inner bag material of a film changing bag? This is a rubberized fabric. I've used it for the inner taking lens light trap bellows on Rolleiflexes and it has done well. But I've never tried it for a full external bellows.
I built a bellows for a Welta Weltur some 20 years ago with the interior of a film changing bag and a, get this, Trader Joe paper grocery bag. Still works....
 
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Nylon is very difficult to glue successfully. It's like polyethylene and polypropylene in that it's a low surface energy molecule, so when gluing nylon it usually needs to be "activated", by either ion bombardment or flame activation.

Hopefully it isn't a problem, but be aware of that with your nylon ripstop.

I'm told this stuff works pretty well:
 
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