Soocom1
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A few weeks ago I had posted a thread on upgrading from on old Calumet CC-400 LF to something else,and a deal came along that was too hard to pass up.
A Toyo 45C in really great shape EXCEPT the bellows were beyond repair and needed replacement.
For $45 US and up for a challenge, I proceeded on researching and working with, and finding out the difficulty in making a bag bellows.
The process was not as easy as I had thought but the end result I think is worth it.
Having to look around, leather was out of the question because the cost of the leather alone was more than a replacement bellows.
The local cloth stores typically carry alot of upholstery material which is fine, but heavy.
I wound up settling on a "Pleather" fabric that had a black inner backing and an outside greyish brown molted leather like appearance.
The two pieces for the standards were cut from the same material I made the changing bag out of:
so I made one..
I wound up making some piping for the standards where they attach to the bag itself.
That was NOT easy!
While doing the work I was visited by a little guy who's curiosity was piqued with me using the Bernina..
The bag after sewing it together:
And on the camera itself:
Ill see how this turns out.
And unless your a real creative type with a glutton for punishment.....
Don't try it at home.
A Toyo 45C in really great shape EXCEPT the bellows were beyond repair and needed replacement.
For $45 US and up for a challenge, I proceeded on researching and working with, and finding out the difficulty in making a bag bellows.
The process was not as easy as I had thought but the end result I think is worth it.
Having to look around, leather was out of the question because the cost of the leather alone was more than a replacement bellows.
The local cloth stores typically carry alot of upholstery material which is fine, but heavy.
I wound up settling on a "Pleather" fabric that had a black inner backing and an outside greyish brown molted leather like appearance.
The two pieces for the standards were cut from the same material I made the changing bag out of:
so I made one..
I wound up making some piping for the standards where they attach to the bag itself.
That was NOT easy!
While doing the work I was visited by a little guy who's curiosity was piqued with me using the Bernina..
The bag after sewing it together:
And on the camera itself:
Ill see how this turns out.
And unless your a real creative type with a glutton for punishment.....
Don't try it at home.