bigeye
Well-known
I did my apotar years ago. I think I removed the lens assembly and boiled it (?!).
zhuologist
Member
Well, desperate situations...I think I'll try a long soak in naptha first, but thanks for the tip!
titrisol
Bottom Feeder
I designed and 3d printed some wrenches to dissassemble the lenses, if you have access to a 3Dprinter I can send you the STL files
Plastic is soft and doesnt marr or damage bronze
Plastic is soft and doesnt marr or damage bronze
zhuologist
Member
Hi titrisol,
Wow! That's what I call dedication. Oddly enough, 3D hasn't taken off here as I would have expected, considering the endless possible applications. And I don't personally have access to a 3D printer. Happily, the overnight soak in naptha worked like a charm and freed up the front focussing element with ease. Phew! Thanks for your suggestion anyway.
Regards, zhuologist.
Wow! That's what I call dedication. Oddly enough, 3D hasn't taken off here as I would have expected, considering the endless possible applications. And I don't personally have access to a 3D printer. Happily, the overnight soak in naptha worked like a charm and freed up the front focussing element with ease. Phew! Thanks for your suggestion anyway.
Regards, zhuologist.
titrisol
Bottom Feeder
I damaged a few lenses, and found a solution that worked for me.
I have sent these to some people over the years and they seem to like them as well.
Glad the overnight soak worked .... I had to keep one of those for several days in PbBlaster, then heat with hair dryer, try-fail, back to PbBlaster.. before it budged
I have sent these to some people over the years and they seem to like them as well.
Glad the overnight soak worked .... I had to keep one of those for several days in PbBlaster, then heat with hair dryer, try-fail, back to PbBlaster.. before it budged
zhuologist
Member
Thanks for that, titrisol. I have high hopes for PB Blaster+ hair dryer+ patience!
Regards, zhuologist.
Regards, zhuologist.