Posted by Gil. on November 24, 2000 at 10:54:31:
In Reply to: drilling a lens board for a Copal 1 shutter posted by Bob on November 24, 2000 at 09:34:01:Hi!You can trace the new bigger diameter on the lens board and then,with a small drill bit(about 1/8 ")you drill holes one beside each other(the nearest from each other,the better) following the inside of the traced diameter.Once done,you remove the donut left,and finish the hole with a round file to the line of the traced diameter.It will look just like a brand new one.---: Hi All,
: Since I got such a good reply last time, I thought I
: would try it again.
: I have a lens board with a Copal 0 hole in it. I just
: picked up a very nice Caltar HR 210 5.6 with a Copal 1
: shutter. Any suggestions on how to enlarge the hole
: without a milling machine? It would be nice if I
: could do it without it looking like Jed Clampete did
: it.
: Thanks,
: Bob