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pa28r180
Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Florida
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Managed to get a deal on 4x5 holders of various brands. The tape holding the bottom flaps to the holder frame retired long ago, remove both dark slides and both flaps just fall off. Anyone know where you can buy the tape/glue to make repairs? |
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alecj
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 853 Location: Alabama
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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I believe there have been a number of suggestions for this on this helpboard in the past. Did you perform a search for them first? |
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xyzphoto
Joined: 03 Jan 2002 Posts: 47 Location: Oklahoma
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:41 am Post subject: |
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The hinges on film holders consists of gaffers tape. I have a note that it is available at http://www.tapeonline.com I do not know anything about this source. |
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RichS
Joined: 18 Oct 2001 Posts: 1468 Location: South of Rochester, NY
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:13 am Post subject: |
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Many on-line photo places have the tape. I've bought rolls from B&H and I believe The View Camera Store, or it could have been calumet?
Go to any of the big site and simply search for black tape. It 'aint cheap, but unless you want to cover a full bellows, one roll will last you a long time...
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Henry
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 1644 Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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If it is indeed gaffer's tape, the source I use is the nearest theater group. If you know anyone who is involved in live theater performance, you have a likely source for the tape. There will be rolls of it backstage, and while I would never (well, hardly ever) recommend a dishonest method, suffice it to say that no one is likely to miss a single roll. Back when I was a working musician playing in pit orchestras for musicals...well, I leave the rest to your imagination! |
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Les
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 Location: Detroit, MI
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Well gaffer tape will certainly work, used it many times, but the original stuff is thinner and I've noticed that Gaffer tape does rub on the camera body so it MAY be shifting the holder SLIGHTLY. Never really had trouble with it.
Les
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paxety
Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Florida
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Calumet lists what it says is the original stuff. I've also seen recommendations for bookbinder's tape. I have been using gaffer's tape. |
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