Vader/graflex clamp

[kermit]

So I've been looking into possible alternatives for clamps and such, and I stumbled upon this on ebay:


Would the clamp on this look like it'll work?

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

I have one of those. The lever is crazy off and there are no sidebars. But painted black it would look the part and if you wanted to scratch the sidebars and lever it would look really close.

 

[thd9791]

I have one of these without the vertical bar. They aren't a match by any standards, but they are camera flash clamps with the general shape. They will hold a card or bubbles and look awesome.

They are not folded metal with sidebars and a lever. They are multiple pieces riveted together, and thus tend to run on the looser side with the lever tight

 

[kermit]

does anyone know how to modify the lever to make it more like a genuine mpp clamp?

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

You're have to scratch one out of folder metal, or use ref pics of a real lever and shape/cut that one until it's close.

 

[Wedge45]

I found a great pre-made replica clamp online if you want a link. or google search johns other spot on the web, blas-tech I think? it ran about 50. I found a diy to make a scratch build using metal tape, but I couldn't ever get it to look like anything. Or if you wanted to add the side bars to that one, you can take the inner screw to home depot and try to match it?

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You may be able to dremel grind that one down? I'd have to try it to see.

 

[kermit]

yeah wait can't you just cut the lower middle piece with the nails on it to make the clamp move freely

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

You could pick up a clamp lever from someone who took it off of theirs off to make an ESB version.

Or if you were going for ESB you could add sidebars and a bolt and forget the lever

 

[PoopaPapaPalps]

If you're wanting an ANH Vader and need just the lever, I think I have a spare lever from my Parks MPP. You'll need the bolt and pin to hold it but I do have one if you're just looking for just one lever. In fact, if you're going for an ANH Vader, you'll just need a nail and glue the lever onto it.

Like James said before me, if you're wanting an ESB Vader, you can forget the lever; you'll just need the bolt and pin.