Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts

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Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts

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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
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Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts

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Pau, If you send me the broken part, I can design and print it with my 3D printer .

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Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts

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Thank you!

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Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts

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Update:

Both bellows repaired and full functional thanks to soldevilla's 3D printing high skills and his kindness.

I can't be more grateful :D
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Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts

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3d Printing: cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

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Re: Pentax Auto-Bellows repair parts

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Scarodactyl wrote:
Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:48 am
3d Printing: cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
:lol:
(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)
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