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Author Message   Br1078lum Tinkerer Username: Br1078lum Post Number: 160 Registered: 11-2010 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 12:36 pm:    Rick, try wrapping the spool with a long strip of rubber while holding on to the long end so that as you turn the knob, it gets tighter, and will let the knob break loose. Do this towards the knob end of the spool so that the torsion forces don't collapse the spool. All else fails, maybe we can do a trade, as the lens on mine just needs some cleaning. And you would get some spare parts. PF