Hi all -

I broke the gridded ground glass on my 8x10 Calumet back. I'll check the Calumet website for a replacement, but wondered if the list had suggestions for new glass that might be less expensive or more creative?

Thanks in advance - Bill

-- bill youmans (bill@greatgrips.com), September 17, 2001

Answers

Bill: Midwest Photo Exchange used to carry ground glass for view cameras. You might check their web site.

Regards,

-- Doug Paramore (dougmary@alaweb.com), September 17, 2001.

If it's the old C-1 camera, I think Calumet's price is hard to beat. For the newer version, though, it was a little pricey when I had to replace mine.

Charlie

-- Charlie Strack (charlie_strack@sti.com), September 17, 2001.

Steve Shuart charged me $25.00 for my plain g.g. replacement for a Calumet C-1

-- Sean yates (coalandice@yahoo.com), September 17, 2001.

I have the same camera and I broke the gridded GG. I bought one from Calumet, but I have since, purchased 2 from eBay. (cheap)

-- Dave (davedb@hotmail.com), September 17, 2001.

Bill:

If you break alot of glass or are inclined towards DIY, take a look at the following web page. This site discusses how to grind your own glass.

http://rhoadescameras.bizland.com/Camera%20Creation/Ground%20Glass/gro und_glass.htm

If you need a quick (and cheap) replacement, you can use plexiglass and some sandpaper. Plexiglass is more durable although it is somewhat more difficult to focus and somewhat less translucent when sanded. A random orbit sander is useful for sanding random patterns although you can use hand sanding. Plexiglass is easy to cut using a draw tool available from most hardware stores and home centers for less that $5.

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-- Dave Willison (dwillisart@aol.com), September 18, 2001.