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Step 5Making The Film Holder
I thought for a long time about what I could use to make the film stay in place and then I finally thought to use polymer clay.
First tape on the leather piece you just made for reference. Role out a long strip of Sculpey about 4 1/8" long and 2 3/4" wide and 1/2" thick. Then lay saran wrap into the hole so the clay doesn't stick to the metal and loose its shape when you pull it out. Once the saran wrap is in there, then lay the sculpy on top of it and fold the saran wrap back over the sculpy and push down using the film cartridge. Before you push! Pull out the film and make sure the cartridge is centered By using the film cartridge it creates nice spot for it to sit later on. Do not push the cartridge down to far! If you do then the crank won't fit or spin into the cartridge.
When everything fits like a glove Carefully pull the clay out by the saran wrap. Set on a balled up piece of tin foil so it doesn't loose its shape in the oven when you bake it. Put the tin foil on a baking pan and put it in the oven for 20 min.
After you have baked the clay put it in the camera and make sure it still fits. If it does great and if not you can shave parts down with the X-acto knife. It should sit snug but not too snug when you cover it, it won't fit.
After the piece fits nice and snug cover it with fabric. Apply glue with a brush and start with the inside where the film sits. Use the cartridge to push down the fabric against the clay so it sticks nicely. Let that dry then pull it around the back. When it is all dry trim the excess to fit.
First tape on the leather piece you just made for reference. Role out a long strip of Sculpey about 4 1/8" long and 2 3/4" wide and 1/2" thick. Then lay saran wrap into the hole so the clay doesn't stick to the metal and loose its shape when you pull it out. Once the saran wrap is in there, then lay the sculpy on top of it and fold the saran wrap back over the sculpy and push down using the film cartridge. Before you push! Pull out the film and make sure the cartridge is centered By using the film cartridge it creates nice spot for it to sit later on. Do not push the cartridge down to far! If you do then the crank won't fit or spin into the cartridge.
When everything fits like a glove Carefully pull the clay out by the saran wrap. Set on a balled up piece of tin foil so it doesn't loose its shape in the oven when you bake it. Put the tin foil on a baking pan and put it in the oven for 20 min.
After you have baked the clay put it in the camera and make sure it still fits. If it does great and if not you can shave parts down with the X-acto knife. It should sit snug but not too snug when you cover it, it won't fit.
After the piece fits nice and snug cover it with fabric. Apply glue with a brush and start with the inside where the film sits. Use the cartridge to push down the fabric against the clay so it sticks nicely. Let that dry then pull it around the back. When it is all dry trim the excess to fit.
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