Graflex Variations: Facts and vs. Replica
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Biskit1
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The band was a really tough one since every metal handles bending differently. We tried a couple different materiels and ended up using stainless steel so we didn’t have to try and plate it. The SS was water jet cut from a sheet then sent to the tool&die folks. Every time a die hits metal it costs $$$ in the manufacture and there were a lot of hits on the clamp. I believe the ears were bent first then both ends took two hits. The body ended up requiring 5 hits to have a smooth curve
WOW what a detailed thing, thank you! I didn’t realize how many processes were in just… one detail like the folding of the clamp lol
The originals were.. trying to remember, they had to be steel because they rust differently than the brass body corrodes (in real life)
The originals were.. trying to remember, they had to be steel because they rust differently than the brass body corrodes (in real life)
Biskit1
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There were SO many tiny, stupid details I wanted right. The little, brass pins to plug the original into the camera were actually machined from thin brass on the lathe so they looked right. The other area I know I changed was the red button and glass eye. Because they both had a nice, shiny finish rather than brushed I didn’t have to use the exact material so we chose aluminum. The eye itself was a craft plastic bubble thing that matched. If I remember correctly, we didn’t fix either the glass eye or red button (custom cast) in place, but just stuffed them in so the owner could decide to fix them in place or make the button press
Biskit1
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It feels like forever, Jim! I was mentioning on Twitter my brief flirtation with internet micro celebrity and found this thread
