Mamiya C330 needs the foam replaced in the door

I have a Mamiya C330 Pro. The foam on the door has dried and fallen apart. I have contacted a supplier of foam, but, I must know the thickness. Can you help me?

Sando, at http://www.micro-tools.com/cgi-bin/shop.pl/page=restore.htm/SID=6007384, you can purchase either the LB-KIT with 5 English (fractional) thicknesses of foam for $20, or their LBMM-KIT with 3 metric thicknesses, plus maybe some other stuff, for $25. Call them at 800-359-2878 for more info.

 

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Mel Brown

Mine appears to have 2mm thick foam, but it is getting old. I'd suggest something greater than 2mm, but less than 4mm.

I purchased the foam from Mamiya U.S. for approximately $13. Also should be available from Fargo Enterprises in North Dakota. They have a web site but I don't know the URL.

 

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Charlie Ashby

Charlie, Fargo Enterprises is in California, and is the parent company

of Micro-Tools, the company for which I already gave the URL to Sando.

 

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Cheerios,

Mel Brown

I have a low-tech suggestion....it has worked well on my 220, which

had the same problem. I got some thin strips of velvet trim from the

local fabric store. I dont have them in front of me, but they are

very thin (a few mm wide; just about perfect for our purposes). One

side is fuzzy, the other is plain material. After cleaning the old

foam out, I applied the strips with rubber cement. Took about ten

minutes....total cost, about twenty cents! I have done this to

several older cameras with complete sucess. The fabric does not

appear to shed, and it forms a good, light-tight seal. My 220 has

had these seals for two years with no problems. I have enough of

this stuff on hand to re-seal every camera I'm ever likely to own.

The only difficulty is finding this stuff. I wouldn't recommend

cutting fabric, since i think it would then be prone to shedding. Try

it! You can always take it out if it doesn't work.