Source for shutter curtain silk and ribbons?

[franque]

Hello all, I'm going to be replacing the shutter curtains and ribbons for a couple of FED-2s... So far I've found nobbysparrow, Japan hobby tool on amazon (but alas, no ribbons), and aki asahi. Does anyone have any other options/recommendations? I was hoping for something domestic to the States for both.

Thanks in advance!

 

[GMOG]

I bought a sheet of the rubberized silk curtain material from nobbysparrow and it works great in the Zorki and Leicas I've used it in. Never needed ribbons myself, as I was able to use what came with the cameras. However, the 1930 Ia I'm working on could probably benefit from fresh ribbons.

If you find a domestic source please let us know.

 

[Mackinaw]

Try Micro-tools.

 

[franque]

I bought a sheet of the rubberized silk curtain material from nobbysparrow and it works great in the Zorki and Leicas I've used it in. Never needed ribbons myself, as I was able to use what came with the cameras. However, the 1930 Ia I'm working on could probably benefit from fresh ribbons.

If you find a domestic source please let us know.

Thanks for that, do you usually sew them together, or do you use contact cement? If you use contact cement, do you have a recommendation in particular?

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Pliobond is the glue. Nobbysparow is trusted source on ebay for curtains and ribbons. He also has video for how to replace.

 

[GMOG]

Thanks for that, do you usually sew them together, or do you use contact cement? If you use contact cement, do you have a recommendation in particular?

I glue and sew, like they were done originally. Gluing first makes the sewing easier. I've not tried Pliobond, but I know others use it with good results. I've used DAP's "Weldwood" contact cement and found that it works well. Looks like it's similar to Pliobond, so I think you could do fine with either one.

https://www.dap.com/products-projects/product-categories/adhesives/contact-cement/weldwood-original/

 

[GMOG]

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