Post by PeterW on May 21, 2006 14:52:55 GMT -5
Hi,
I was in Ashford market this morning and just on the off chance looked over a stall that sells remnants of curtain and dress materials. My daughter in law Wendy often buys material from him. I asked him if he could get any very thin leather patterned vinyl suitable for covering camera bellows, but it would have to be very thin.
He dug around in his van and came up with a roll of just the thing. It's a black vinyl, with a smooth faint natural leather finish, not quite 100% opaque, but as covering for bellows made from black 160 gm pastels drawing card from the art shop it would be.
It's only 0.2 mm thick, and as soft and pliable as silk. It's approx 54 inches wide, and I know that similar vinyl in a materials shop would be £15-£16 a metre, but I've never found any that thin and pliable. His price? £2.99 a metre - try that price for size on Evilbay!
So I bought a metre, which will cover quite a few bellows, a dozen or more 6x9. He's promised to look out for some in red or burgundy but can't promise. If anyone wants any in black I see him most weeks. He's also going to look out for some thicker stuff with a fine pebble grain for camera bodies.
I never thought to ask him for this sort of stuff before!
Peter
I was in Ashford market this morning and just on the off chance looked over a stall that sells remnants of curtain and dress materials. My daughter in law Wendy often buys material from him. I asked him if he could get any very thin leather patterned vinyl suitable for covering camera bellows, but it would have to be very thin.
He dug around in his van and came up with a roll of just the thing. It's a black vinyl, with a smooth faint natural leather finish, not quite 100% opaque, but as covering for bellows made from black 160 gm pastels drawing card from the art shop it would be.
It's only 0.2 mm thick, and as soft and pliable as silk. It's approx 54 inches wide, and I know that similar vinyl in a materials shop would be £15-£16 a metre, but I've never found any that thin and pliable. His price? £2.99 a metre - try that price for size on Evilbay!
So I bought a metre, which will cover quite a few bellows, a dozen or more 6x9. He's promised to look out for some in red or burgundy but can't promise. If anyone wants any in black I see him most weeks. He's also going to look out for some thicker stuff with a fine pebble grain for camera bodies.
I never thought to ask him for this sort of stuff before!
Peter
)! I never thought to look there for something to help me restore a camera! 
