 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| PhotoKB HomeDiscussion Groups Digital Photography Digital PhotoDSLR CamerasZLR CamerasPoint & Shoot CamerasFilm Photography 35 mmLarge FormatMedium formatDarkroomFilm and LabsOther EquipmentPhoto Technique Nature PhotographyPeople PhotographyTechnique GeneralGeneral Photo Topics General TopicsAustralian PhotographyUK PhotographyDirectoryPhoto Clubs |
Photo Forum / Film Photography / Large Format / June 2009Need a squeeze bulb
So where would a guy want to look for a squeeze bulb to operate a pneumatic shutter (a R. O. & C. Co./Bausch & Lomb "Victor")? eBay? One a'them old-time camera suppliers? Someone's secret stash?  SignatureFound--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism > So where would a guy want to look for a squeeze bulb to operate a > pneumatic shutter (a R. O. & C. Co./Bausch & Lomb "Victor")? eBay? One > a'them old-time camera suppliers? Someone's secret stash? Wouldn't a "real" one be brittle from age? I've seen bulb type releases available for long-distance (20 feet or so) use. Try Porter's Camera Store in Cedar Falls, Iowa or online. How about medical equipment suppliers? Or maybe head shops- I wouldn't know this personally, but I can envision squeeze bulbs being used in some manner for recreational drug use. Or how about your local adult toys shop? On 6/12/2009 2:06 PM K W Hart spake thus: >> So where would a guy want to look for a squeeze bulb to operate a >> pneumatic shutter (a R. O. & C. Co./Bausch & Lomb "Victor")? eBay? One >> a'them old-time camera suppliers? Someone's secret stash? > > Wouldn't a "real" one be brittle from age? Yeah, more's the pity, 'cause I like to use the "real thing" whenever possible. > How about medical equipment suppliers? Bingo. What a guy would want to get would be a replacement sphygmomanometer (say that 10 times fast!) bulb, like this one: http://www.allheart.com/wab1891.html Think I'll try to find it locally and avoid $$$ going out of my community (plus no shipping). SignatureFound--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism > On 6/12/2009 2:06 PM K W Hart spake thus: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > -- > Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism Drug stores once carried them. On 6/13/2009 7:37 PM Peter spake thus: >> On 6/12/2009 2:06 PM K W Hart spake thus: >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Drug stores once carried them. Probably not any more; those blood-pressure gauges that use squeeze bulbs and mechanical gauges are *so* old-school. SignatureFound--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism > On 6/13/2009 7:37 PM Peter spake thus: > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Try eBay Item number: 190313197269 > So where would a guy want to look for a squeeze bulb to operate a > pneumatic shutter (a R. O. & C. Co./Bausch & Lomb "Victor")? eBay? One > a'them old-time camera suppliers? Someone's secret stash? > > -- > Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism Hi David, There's a fellow on ebay who sells the bulb and a high quality tube for not a lot of money, I think he can be found with a "packard shutter" search. In a pinch I've bought a battery topping off bulb gismo from an auto supply store too, but you'll need a tube to go with it. I cut off part of the long hard plastic tube that came with the battery gismo and heated the end of the new and long tube so that it would fit properly. Regards. > So where would a guy want to look for a squeeze bulb to operate a > pneumatic shutter (a R. O. & C. Co./Bausch & Lomb "Victor")? eBay? One > a'them old-time camera suppliers? Someone's secret stash? > > -- > Found--the gene that causes belief in genetic determinism Packard shutter is still in business, see: http://www.packardshutter.com/ They have bulbs for 15$ The only other source I know of is medical supply places. Richard Knoppow dickburk@ix.netcom.com On 6/12/09 3:20 PM, in article 4a32b805$0$2707$822641b3@news.adtechcomputers.com, "David Nebenzahl" <nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote: > So where would a guy want to look for a squeeze bulb to operate a > pneumatic shutter (a R. O. & C. Co./Bausch & Lomb "Victor")? eBay? One > a'them old-time camera suppliers? Someone's secret stash? Drug store - an ear syringe. Or from http://www.packardshutter.com/ for $15USD > Drug store - an ear syringe. Also dust blower bulbs can be jury-rigged to a hose. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Darkroom Automation: F-Stop Timers, Enlarging Meters http://www.darkroomautomation.com/da-main.htm n o lindan at ix dot netcom dot com |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2010 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.