[LargeFormat] Re: Bellows Patch

[John Roseborough]

Frank,

I have used the stuff sold by Bostick & Sullivan as bellows patch.  It is a 
rubberized roofing patching compound. The stuff takes 4-5 days to completely 
dry. It remained flexible, light tight and doesn't add thickness like tape. 
I put it on the bellows of my Seneca 11x14 about 4 years ago and the bellows 
are still light tight. My bellows are black so the goop doesn't show.

John Roseborough
Platinum Printer


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> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:56:33 -0700
> From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [LargeFormat] Fixing a bellows.... ( yet again....)
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> The 11x14 B+J I am working on has holes in the red  bellows corners. 
> Otherwise it is in pretty good shape.
>
> Since more or less all the corners need repair, and the bellows is around 
> 30+ inches long, and the bellows has 4 corners, there is a
> LOT of bellows to fix, especially if I try one corner at a time.
>
> I remember using a type of tape to run along the bellows corners and fix 
> the bellows pretty efficiently.  It added to the bulk of
> the bellow corners ( will not fold as well ) but I do not care.  I need to 
> get these fixed cheap.
>
> ( If I stick with the format, I can always get  a new set from England... 
> so in the long run, I have a good fix.)
>
> Does anyone remember trying this solution?  Comments on materials that 
> worked?
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net