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Howard Orridge
United Kingdom
Registrace 26. 03. 2008
DIY Watch Cleaning Machine
Watch Parts Cleaning Machine.
My first attempt using an overhead stirrer with a couple of small modifications. The tubular bearing has a length of 45mm, internal diameter of 8mm and a circular drilled flange, allowing me to steady the driven shaft much further down. The footplate measures 200mm wide by 310mm long and the whole shooting match weighs in at 9Kg. The project was completed July 2023 using many pre-made parts from Elma, via Cousins UK. This is definitely not the cheapest way forward, but a great deal cheaper than the real McCoy. Has the benefit of a small footprint - essential for most home hobbyists. Oops, I forgot to mention the final stage after the second rinse spin off is a 3 minute spin at 360rpm outside of any jars with a hair dryer heating up the basket as it spins!
My first attempt using an overhead stirrer with a couple of small modifications. The tubular bearing has a length of 45mm, internal diameter of 8mm and a circular drilled flange, allowing me to steady the driven shaft much further down. The footplate measures 200mm wide by 310mm long and the whole shooting match weighs in at 9Kg. The project was completed July 2023 using many pre-made parts from Elma, via Cousins UK. This is definitely not the cheapest way forward, but a great deal cheaper than the real McCoy. Has the benefit of a small footprint - essential for most home hobbyists. Oops, I forgot to mention the final stage after the second rinse spin off is a 3 minute spin at 360rpm outside of any jars with a hair dryer heating up the basket as it spins!
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Range Rover Jungle Run 2017
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Range Rover, check. Seat belt, check. GoPro, check. Change of undergarments, check. My first ever venture off the Tarmac and onto the Jungle run at Land Rover, Solihull. What a day!
Voigtlander Bessa R4m Film Camera
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Voigtlander Bessa R4m Film Camera, 35mm f1.4 Nokton Classic VM fit, LH-6 Lens Hood, Diopter, Peak Designs Wrist Strap, Hahnel mechanical Shutter Release, Robert White (Flaghead Photographic Ltd), Wex
I have a motor and stand on the way and most of the components to build mine. Thank you for sharing your process.
Can you give us a list of components that you used in producing the DIY machine? Thanks!!
The spin off cycle seems very aggressive, especially with no deacceleration, it just stops. Is the parts not being banged around ?
Congratulations and apologies at the same time. I'm still having a whale of a time with my Bessa. Definitely a keeper!
Years ago I owned a Minolta Dynax 500si Super your video has compelled to obtain another albeit mint one with all the original strap eyepiece cover and instructions for £6 I also obtained Minolta 28-80 70-210, 50mm and a 28 mm all. AF and in mint condition with caps and hoods all these lenses cost me less than £70 I also purchase a Minolta RC 1000 cable release boxed £5 and a 5600 HS D speedlite for £20. There is a thing I found Formpan 100 BW film 2 36xp rolls for less than £14 I just missed shooting with film (last time was 15 years ago) and although not Voightlander price still puts out good images
Did you get good cleaning results? Thanks for the video
I had been using my usual obsessional pre cleaning regime and the same products in an ultrasonic tank prior to this, so I was able to make a comparison over time. The differences were dramatic. I've never had to cycle my machine more than once and yet the US often needed 2-3 cycles. The drying process is also significantly quicker. To put a figure on it, previously I would set aside a whole evening (4 hours) to clean a movement. Thats now dropped to 90 minutes.
leica killer
Maybe a little more of light..?
At this point I had no studio lighting. Ideally it would have been shot outside, but here in the UK, its generally raining. Will try to better next time!
Do you still have this camera? How is it after a couple of years use? Build quality, any quirky bits etc. I have been wanting this camera for a long time, will be buying it this summer if I can find a nice one. Could you do a long time review?
Yes, I still have the camera. I use it to compliment some of the work I do with the Nikon D850. On average I process 2X24 rolls of BW film each month, so not a heavy use. The transport mechanism and camera back are still buttery smooth. I would love to feel well enough to produce a follow up video, but the all seeing eye has other plans for me.
I can't find these anywhere..
jokesNgiggles ebay mostly
Looking to trade my fujix Xt20 +23mmf2 for one of those
why?
Superb illustration... You just sold the Voigtlander kit to me....
You are too kind, sir. For black and white work, it still gets me into right mindset. The tactile feedback from the beautifully crafted body and lenses is on a par with my Leica.
oh man the bessa! what a lovely camera! i find it is underated and stands to much in the shadow of leica
its only because of the narrow rangefinder base, other than that bessas are ok i think
Nice Video :)
Thank you Sir for the information, question I am very interesting to buy this camera i am uses glass for farview so how do i chk if i will need plus or minus I do not know where to get information and also the Diopter is Nikon brand or Bessa I will be appreciate if you can infor more about this nice camera. thank you again.
H V I went to see my optician ( optometrist) who advised me on which diopter to get. I got the Nikon version, because that is what my camera store had in stock. The camera is a real old school joy to use and takes me back to the days of doing things with greater thought. I use it primarily as a black and white camera.
Thank you Tinkerbell. The frame lines are readily visible whether I shoot with my glasses on or off. That's the benefit of the eye cup. The minus 3 diopter does not completely correct for my vision, but it does give me the choice of shooting with or without. Currently I only have the 35mm Voigtlander lens for this camera , but I will experiment with my video hardware to see if I can produce useable footage to demonstrate the frame lines and the focussing patch.
Thank you for the excellent video. I think that what makes this camera model so interesting is the viewfinder with frame lines for wide angle lenses. Do you plan on doing a followup video where you go over the viewfinder frame lines and how well they work with the standard 50/35mm lenses as well as the wider 21/28mm lenses? Or at least what the frame lines look like and your opinion how they would work for glasses wearers?