My Pentax Auto-Bellows suffered an accident and one of the dovetail shaped nylon sliders broke beyond repair. I have a spare bellows but it has one of those parts partially cracked. Knowing its age very likely the plastic has turned rigid and brittle.
Does anyone know a source of parts replacement?
I've found some similar threads with ideas at our forum but I doubt much of my ability to implement them.
https://www.photomacrography.net/forum/ ... 3&p=220378
https://www.photomacrography.net/forum/ ... 272#p15272
https://www.photomacrography.net/forum/ ... 626#p61626
https://www.photomacrography.net/forum/ ... 836#p96836
Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts
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Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts
Pau, If you send me the broken part, I can design and print it with my 3D printer .
Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts
Update:
Both bellows repaired and full functional thanks to soldevilla's 3D printing high skills and his kindness.
I can't be more grateful
Both bellows repaired and full functional thanks to soldevilla's 3D printing high skills and his kindness.
I can't be more grateful
Pau
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Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts
3d Printing: cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts
Scarodactyl wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:48 am3d Printing: cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
(maybe not of/to all problems...)
(note for readers: the bellows broke when falling to the floor after a 3D printed adapter broke being used outside its designg...and Scarodactyl was partially involved)
Pau