Don H Marks Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 The spring steel keeper on one of my Bolex cameras broke. This is very annoying as the handle will not stay put when not in use. It flaps around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Don H Marks Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 This is the part I need. Not so easy to find. This image is from a "Sold Out" page. To make the spring I'll use a feeler gauge. I'll heat it red hot so I can bend it. Then I'll polish it and then heat it only enough to turn blue. That will turn it into a spring. The original spring measured about 0.3mm, so I used the 0.011" blade from this set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 Measuring to cut the feeler gauge. Heating the piece red hot (did not show well with the camera's flash). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 Bending it into rough shape. It will break if you try to bend it without doing the prior step. Test fit: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don H Marks Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 After polishing with a wire brush (does not show well with flash). Polishing removes the black residue from the previous heating so the color change of the next step is evident. Heating just until it turns blue. Now it is a spring. BTW, when I make parts like this I err on the side of 'just a little too big' as the parts can be filed smaller if needed. In this case it fit just fine, so I left it this size. Works gerat! The spring grabs a pin on the side of the camera. Now my handle stays in place!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Moses Buckwalter Posted November 10 Premium Member Share Posted November 10 We love to see it! Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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