Custom Bellows Kit will be available really soon (a few weeks at most)!!

Have a camera that desperately needs new bellows? Got a quote for custom bellows that was more then what you paid for the camera? Well then, this should be good news for you ;-)



A Custom Bellows Kit will be made available within a few weeks, before the camera kit. Based on the dimensions you provide, we design the pattern for both the coverings and the stiffeners (the ribs which keep the bellows rigid and give it shape). Using the patterns, you cut the fabric and the stiffeners and assemble the bellows.


Limitations :


* the maximum width of the largest side is 12 inch (if you require a larger bellows, please contact us).

* the maximum length is 44 inch (if you require a longer bellows kit, please contact us)

* the bellows can be tapered or parallel

* the tapered bellows is center tapered (when folded, the center of both ends overlap)

* each end can be designed to connect to the frame at the inside/center/outside

* the bellows can be square or rectangular (most monorail cameras have square bellows, most folding camera with non-removable bellows are rectangular)

* the corners are of the "truncated" type (when folded and seen from the front or rear, the corners look truncated)

* the size of the folds is uniform (all folds have the same width)




The kit includes :


* outside cover synthetic material (grey, red or brown)

* (inside) liner material (black)

* pattern for cutting the cover & liner

* pattern of the ribs printed directly on the ribs material

* spray adhesive for the cover/stiffener/liner sandwitch

* contact cement for closing the bellows

* illustrated step by step instructions to assemble the bellows

* DVD with a video recording of a complete assembly process.



Tools & supplies needed (not provided) :

* utility cutter with NEW blade

* straight metal ruler (or a thin straight metal piece) to guide the cutter

* flat cutting/working surface (MDF board from local hardware store is perfect)

* low tack adhesive tape (painter's tape)

* protective equipment (gloves, mask)



Pricing
The exact pricing will be announced shortly, but will be based on the size of the bellows. Ball-parking, a kit for a 2x3 cameras would be about $30, a kit for a 4x5 camera should be $50 at most, a kit for an 8x10 camera about $80.