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[Mallen]

My daughter lost the battery cover for my prized Canon FTb QL. Any ideas where to buy a replacement?

[Glenn]

There is a company in India who makes replacement parts for cameras. I cannot find the ref at the moment, but they have been mentioned on the forum with reference to tools - quite recently. I originally found them on eBay - do a search for replacement A

[Rick_oleson]

The link is www.camerashop.in (I think that's who you mean) but I just checked and I don't see an FTb battery cover there.
 
I made one of these once, and I have the notes and sketches if you ha

[Mndean]

Wouldn't it be simpler to just get a dead FTb? I don't think they're hard to find, and one may be able to get other needed parts from the donor later. It's something I often do with older cameras. I know it's not as adventurous as Rick's sol

[Rick_oleson]

cheater

[Mndean]

Of course! I haven't used a lathe since junior high school. It's hard enough to do some of the work - I got a Weston Ranger 9 for $4 that works, now I have to convert it to work with silver-oxides. That's enough for me at present. Got any spare BA

[Jerk151]

I know this was posted a LONG time ago, but I happen to see this today.
 
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