Jeremy Cavanagh

Thanks Dom, John and and Robert. Dom, I didn't think of Bolex as I assumed they wouldn't sell jigs (yes daft of me) so thanks for that as the gate alignment jig is one of the two I have perhaps identified as not being able to make substitutes (I'm assuming you mean the jig for checking the alignment of the claws). John & Robert, I have had email contact with Roger Sharman and he very generously gave me some tips as well as allowing me to ask dumb questions. I think he painstakingly put together his jigs over years including making some but and I remember him telling me there is one jig you must use or make to specs otherwise you can break a central part of the mechanism. He very generously offered to sell me a 16M body to practise on but I have gone down the route of a turret Rex camera which I have triumphantly extracted the mechanism intact. Appreciated

Hi, I'm not sure if anyone can help me. I would like to find and obtain adjustment jigs for Bolex H8/H16 cameras. I have three H8 Rex bodies and using a maintenance manual I have been gradually teaching myself how to pull one of them apart. As an engineer I have so far been able to figure out alternatives to a few of the more straightforward jigs and adjustments (e.g. variable shutter adjustment) but to go much further I need the specialised jigs originally used or detailed specs on what the jigs are adjusting for. Is there any source for such things? I'd be grateful if someone can point me in the right direction. This is mainly for my own interest. (BTW. I maintained broadcast cameras for over ten years e.g. replacing optics blocks etc, so am used to interactively intricate systems built in small spaces).