Daniel Stone
14-Nov-2012, 11:52
Question:
I'm re-habbing my KMV, its seen a good bit of wear. I almost completely dis-assembled it last night(had to remove bellows to send away for a new set), so I figured might as well give it a good cleaning up. Spent almost 3hrs doing such! Still not show-worthy, but she's a bit cleaner than she was at the start ;).
Point of my post here is this: the felt on the back has started to fall apart(I guess ~50-60yrs is long enough of a life span ;)), so I'm going to replace it. My digital calipers tell me when its compressed, its about ~1.0-1.1mm thick. Uncompressed, about ~1.5mm thick. So... cue the power of the Google! This is what it turned up:
http://www.findtape.com/product668/JVCC-FELT-065-Polyester-Felt-Tape.aspx
Just wondering if anyone here has used such a product, and if so, how has it stood the test of time(and repetitive motions of film holders being inserted/withdrawn repeatedly(like 1000x or more)?
if you have an alternative for a long-lasting method of attack, I'm all ears. I want to do it right, not just "cheap and easy". If that means forgoing the adhesive-backed route, fine. Gutters where it'll be placed are cleaned out and swabbed out with 95% alcohol to clean out any residue.
TIA,
Dan
I'm re-habbing my KMV, its seen a good bit of wear. I almost completely dis-assembled it last night(had to remove bellows to send away for a new set), so I figured might as well give it a good cleaning up. Spent almost 3hrs doing such! Still not show-worthy, but she's a bit cleaner than she was at the start ;).
Point of my post here is this: the felt on the back has started to fall apart(I guess ~50-60yrs is long enough of a life span ;)), so I'm going to replace it. My digital calipers tell me when its compressed, its about ~1.0-1.1mm thick. Uncompressed, about ~1.5mm thick. So... cue the power of the Google! This is what it turned up:
http://www.findtape.com/product668/JVCC-FELT-065-Polyester-Felt-Tape.aspx
Just wondering if anyone here has used such a product, and if so, how has it stood the test of time(and repetitive motions of film holders being inserted/withdrawn repeatedly(like 1000x or more)?
if you have an alternative for a long-lasting method of attack, I'm all ears. I want to do it right, not just "cheap and easy". If that means forgoing the adhesive-backed route, fine. Gutters where it'll be placed are cleaned out and swabbed out with 95% alcohol to clean out any residue.
TIA,
Dan