Burke & James 5x7 Project Cam - Progress...

[scott]

I looked it up: I bought it online from Mountain Glass in Asheville. In 2020! (man, time gets faster and faster.)

That looks great! Let's see some results...

Robert

Looked at the page. Ouch…

Started in on the bellows patching. I’ve never had luck with liquid electric tape as a patch but this seems to be holding. However, the bellows is a sieve. Holes are tiny, but a bunch of them. Might be able to make them passable for now, using the entire can of liquid. But they need to be replaced. Started looking at materials ($$$), but with the exponential progression in manufacturing quality and general proliferation of Chinese-made bellows available on eBay, it doesn’t make sense for me to make them. Will see how long I can keep the old ones going for now though…

[Brazile]

Looked at the page. Ouch…

Yeah, I didn't need much, and it was a lot cheaper five years ago!

Started in on the bellows patching. I’ve never had luck with liquid electric tape as a patch but this seems to be holding. However, the bellows is a sieve. Holes are tiny, but a bunch of them. Might be able to make them passable for now, using the entire can of liquid. But they need to be replaced. Started looking at materials ($$$), but with the exponential progression in manufacturing quality and general proliferation of Chinese-made bellows available on eBay, it doesn’t make sense for me to make them. Will see how long I can keep the old ones going for now though…

I went the eBay Chinese (seller ecbuyonline? something like that) route for my Seneca 5x7, whose bellows were in the same shape as yours, and was completely satisfied with the results, FWIW. Worked great and have held up well.

Robert

[scott]

Looked at the page. Ouch…

Yeah, I didn't need much, and it was a lot cheaper five years ago!

Started in on the bellows patching. I’ve never had luck with liquid electric tape as a patch but this seems to be holding. However, the bellows is a sieve. Holes are tiny, but a bunch of them. Might be able to make them passable for now, using the entire can of liquid. But they need to be replaced. Started looking at materials ($$$), but with the exponential progression in manufacturing quality and general proliferation of Chinese-made bellows available on eBay, it doesn’t make sense for me to make them. Will see how long I can keep the old ones going for now though…

I went the eBay Chinese (seller ecbuyonline? something like that) route for my Seneca 5x7, whose bellows were in the same shape as yours, and was completely satisfied with the results, FWIW. Worked great and have held up well.

Robert

Iv’e dealt with him before (though he is probably a bunch of people now). Was great to work with. Good to hear your experience. There’s some dude on there now, with discount and giving me a private offer, is like $89 shipped. Done.