Wish my skills were this good when I redid the seals on 2 windows on my daily driver.
EDIT: For those who took one look and went, "The hell am I looking at?" No worries, it's def odd. It's a lens barrel and lens board for a large format camera. Though it was never made for a camera (let alone film of the format I'm gonna use it for) I'm making it work because... well... why not?
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bigmclargehuge@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 4d
Was this with a finger? Gloves? Curious as to the technique…exquisite
Gormadt@slrpnk.net · 12 pts · 4d
Basic masking tape (nothing fancy) placed methodically, slow even initial placement of the RTV, then a tightly gloved finger (with smooth gloves) smoothly going across the length of the bead multiple laps with even pressure in a single motion. Lastly removing the masking tape while still wet to avoid tear out of the edges of the RTV (learned that lesson the hard way with my car windows a couple months ago)
The hard part was the age of my RTV tube. That baby was not a spring chicken and it showed. It was tough to get it to flow but I did that away from the main event and made sure it flowed nice before I went for my bead here.
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 3d
That’s really good work but you should not date it.
Gormadt@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 3d
zip@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 4d
Daaaamn!! That's impressive. Very well done!
Gormadt@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 4d
Thank you
Being careful with the masking and doing some careful surface prep really paid off
Now the hardest part of the process, letting it finish curing and off gassing before I can mount it to my camera again
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 3d
Noice!
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
This is cool as hell. You familiar with Camera Hacks by Malcolm-Jay?
Gormadt@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 4d
Thank you
I've never heard of them but I'll have to look them up
SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 4d
He's doing cool stuff with full-spectrum and 3d printed bodies. Using pi's as the brain.
Gormadt@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 4d
That sounds right up my alley!
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 3d
I do a lot of bathroom and kitchen caulking and re-caulking for living. My secret is a wooden popsicle stick and soapy water.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3d
The worst thing you can do for caulking.