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     Aphototaker Tinkerer Username: Aphototaker Post Number: 163 Registered: 12-2009 Rating: N/A |
I will confirm that wool yarn works wonderfully in the thin channels just above (and below) the film compartment. I have used this in two cameras and both are working wonderfully. But note that it should be pure wool, not acrylic or a mixture of other synthetic stuff. For the foam strips on the doors or on the back, I have two approaches. First, the one that I have tried, is to use felt strips, readily available from any arts and crafts supplies store (perhaps in WarMart too, but haven't tried there yet). Second, one which I am yet to try, is to use wool yarns in parallel to create the strip. To glue these things to the body I use an adhesive good for fabric and metal. Also available from arts and crafts stores readily. I can look up and post the exact trade name, if somebody wishes me to. Finally, a possibly dangerous tidbit. I once wanted to remove a retaining ring from a lens and did not have the proper spanner. The ring had two diametrically opposite slots. I use a pair of scissors, very carefully but firmly, to engage those slots with the tips and screwed it open. |