| Author | Message | ||
     Rlc Tinkerer Username: Rlc Post Number: 120 Registered: 07-2006 Rating: N/A |
Well said Marek. While I spent most of my adult years cleaning, repairing and adjusting watches (some of which were complicated movements and some as simple as very early fusee movements) I never knew what mechanical complications were until seeing some of the fiendishly mechanical complications of cameras. I marvel at the complexity of modern shutters and shed a tear that all this is replaced by electronics. Guess I'm just a dinasour! I still have my ultrasonic cleaner and watch cleaning and rinsing solutions. Sometimes I would have to make watch parts which were unavailable. Still have my watchmakers lathe and full set of collets and many tools some of which I had to make to accomplish the task at hand. However now that I'm in my 80's my eyesight is not what it used to be, even with a binocular loupe or 10X eye loupe, and my fingers are not as dextrous as they once were. I certainly would not attempt a complete strip down of any shutter except the most basic design such as a Kodak VIGILANT 620 which I just finishedand and is working fine. As to the Naptha question I have never found a plastic which would be harmed by lighter fluid (Naptha) but I must conceed that there may be some. Scott: I agree that denatured alcohol would be an acceptable solvent but never isoprophyl. I use lighter fluid sparingly applied with hypodermic syringe. Thanks for all the input. |