Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Slovbodan.... Well, it's like this!! I can let a bargain go by! I have bought and sold three Valoy IIs, a V35, four Focomat Ics, a Focomat Ia, and a couple of Valoy Is the past year! I get 'em, re-wire em, sometimes refinish or make a new baseboard, clean and lube them up- did have a small stock of spare parts to replace bellows, and such, but pretty mch have gotten away from it- I had gotten the IIa since I didn't feel like I'd do justice to a IIc (I could get a new Saunders or Omega 4x5 for what it costs!!) and was going to fix it up for ME!! And it arrives broken- Rats! Anyway- Thanks to a few kind LUGgers, I have gotten the leads to what I might need. Dan ________________________________________________ "I live in my own little world. But it's OK...they know me here." - ----- Original Message ----- From: "S Dimitrov" <sld@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with Focomat IIa > Dan; > How many Leitz machines do you havet? Every time I turn around your > messing with another one. > Slobodan Dimitrov > > > Dan Post wrote: > > > > Vick- > > My son is a welder- at least he spent two years studying welding, and he > > said that the aluminum ram could be TIG welded, then machine or work the > > dimensions down to the specified thickness, repaint and it should work. I am > > keeping my fingers crossed. I paid a fair price for it, and the lenses look > > good- my Mornick colorhead fits, and I'd like to work with it a bit. > > I am still hoping a 'part' machine turns up! I am also hoping winter ends > > soon so I can get out a little more :o) > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Help with Focomat IIa > > > > > I've seen a few for sale in the US. They come up occassionally. They are > > never > > > cheap. > > > > > > Wouldn't it be less expensive to have a machine shop repair it if it is > > just the > > > arm? > > > > > > Vick > > > > > > Dan Post wrote: > > > > > > > Gruppe: HALP! > > > > I had the opportunity to get a Focomat IIa, from Germany, and I thought > > it > > > > might be an interesting addition as I had never seen one for sale here > > in > > > > the US- I don't even know if they were ever imported here. > > > > The problem is that the upper parallelogram arm on the right as you face > > it- > > > > where the height adjusting lock knob is- has been broken in shipping. > > > > Do any Luggers out there know of a Focomat IIa that might be for sale- I > > am > > > > really looking for a 'parts' enlarger. IF you happen to be in your local > > > > camera store- please ask if they might have one in a corner of their > > back > > > > rooms!! Heck, if you can find a usable one, I am sure I can cobble a > > working > > > > unit out of the pair... > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Dan Post > > > > dpost@triad.rr.com > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html