Hi Dave,
I only registered as member a month ago, so I'm as new as you will get!
This is my first reply on Concertina.net!
I use 1mm non-laminated carton for making the bellows.
I'm using, if we can call it the "Bob Tedrow Method", but instead of cutting the carton on a band saw I let it being cut by laser.
I use 3 jigs for the assembly.
After the first gluing of all the strips at the peaks and valleys I fold them and use the first press and let it settle for a few hours.
I then use the revolving jig for all the subsequent gluing of all the leather and finally I put it in my hexagon press and keep on tightening it for about a day.
The jigs are very crude but it works fine for me. The pictured bellows are one I made about 2 years ago and I use it for my tuning setup.
It has 7 folds and measures 32mm across the first and last fold. (4.6mm per fold)
Hi Dave, I only registered as member a month ago, so I'm as new as you will get! This is my first reply on Concertina.net! I use 1mm non-laminated carton for making the bellows. I'm using, if we can call it the "Bob Tedrow Method", but instead of cutting the carton on a band saw I let it being cut by laser. I use 3 jigs for the assembly. After the first gluing of all the strips at the peaks and valleys I fold them and use the first press and let it settle for a few hours. I then use the revolving jig for all the subsequent gluing of all the leather and finally I put it in my hexagon press and keep on tightening it for about a day. The jigs are very crude but it works fine for me. The pictured bellows are one I made about 2 years ago and I use it for my tuning setup. It has 7 folds and measures 32mm across the first and last fold. (4.6mm per fold)
