There is very annoying thing that happens to a project as you start closing in on completion. All of a sudden all these little nit-picky details that each take at least 30mins to do pop up. Like hey…I need to cut slots, I need to cut screw holes, I need to recess the wood here, I have to mill that..

What consoles me is the fact that, hey, this thing is starting to look like a camera. I seem to have this crazy idea that I’ll finish it during finals week—my two finals are on Monday, so once that’s over I’m freeee! But, no, I really mean finishing…as in finishing the wood…polishing the brass.

Hey, I like to be optimistic. If it doesn’t get done? Well, I’m signing up for a year membership to the hobby shop anyway.

This is the state of the camera. As you can see, it appears to be less like blocks of wood and more like, well, a camera.

Here is the view from the side. As you can see the rod holding the pinions is now positioned in the right place (boy, that was a pain in the ass). It now moves the focusing rack forward and back pretty smoothly.

Here’s a view of the rack and pinion and the middle slides which will be responsible for holding the front standard up.

See those frames? Those will hold the ground glass and the film holder. Yes, I’m not doing a spring back (yet), but that will come in time. I just want to get to a usable camera first.

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