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2D Baseplate Complete!

In my last post on my proposed Kodak 2D restoration, I had stripped down the baseplate, as a “test case” to see if my skills were anything like good enough to warrant proceeding any further. I’ve done nothing like this before! Having rubbed the baseplate down as much as I was going to, I testedContinue reading “2D Baseplate Complete!”

2D Baseplate

I’ve made a start on my restoration project! I removed the baseplate from the camera and the brass attached to it. I painted on a coating of paint stripper I found in the garage, wrapped it up and left it for am hour. That I could see, it did nothing! So I made my own!Continue reading “2D Baseplate”

Large Format: Thoughts of a madman!

Happy New Year! Yes, I know by the time you read this we will be well into the year, but as I sit writing this, New Years Eve is approaching. I don’t make New Years Resolutions, a pointless activity, I never manage to keep any even till the end of January! I do like toContinue reading “Large Format: Thoughts of a madman!”