Manufacturing a bellows yourself is a very hard
job which demands skills and patience. I started trying to
make one myself, but gave up after a couple of unsuccessful
attempts.
However I was very lucky to find a man who claimed to be
able to make a new bellows for my Graflex Series B - 8x10
inch reflex camera.
As a matter of fact, it is a very small bellows comparing
the huger 4x5 inch Speed Graphic camera type.
The bellows was totally worn and not repairable. I removed
the bellows from the camera and sent it to him.
One week later the postman delivered the new bellows and I
was speechless.
The new bellows was perfectly made and exactly
fitting to the camera.
So if your camera needs a new bellows I can only recommend
this man. His name is Henry De Haas and lives in Belgium.
You may contact him by email: hazenleger@skynet.be
If your Speed or Crown Graphic bellows really
need replacing, remove it from the camera carefully.
The front of the bellows is attached internally by bushing
nuts to the lens standard.
Remove the 4 screws on the front of the standard holding
the lens board slide lock.
The back of the bellows is attached to the back
of the camera housing with clamps.
It is essential not to damage the end frames of the
bellows as they will be part of the new replacement
bellows.