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Lorriman
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Username: Lorriman
Post Number: 22
Registered: 06-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 - 09:37 am: | 
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Anyone know where to get the equivalent of this in the UK:
lens tools |
Monopix
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Username: Monopix
Post Number: 102
Registered: 11-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 - 10:03 am: |
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I guess Microtools Europe (who ship to the UK) will have the same. I tend to use a rubber sheet with something like a spray can cap to undo lens fronts.
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Lorriman
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Username: Lorriman
Post Number: 23
Registered: 06-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 - 11:01 am: |
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hmmm, I might try that. Didn;t realise there was a micro-tools europe.
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Admin
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Username: Admin
Post Number: 18
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, February 12, 2010 - 04:20 pm: |
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I am posting this bit of info on behalf of a contributor by email
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Since I have been in the camera business for over 22 years and in
photography since the mid '60's there are a lot of us that know how to
do this the easy way....
You can get a very similar set/or singles of rubber removal tools at
your local wine and beer brewing store as 'stoppers' for kegs. They come
in many sizes and have tapers so one can be used for at least 2 sizes.
I hope this helps.
Dick McRill |
Rick_oleson
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Username: Rick_oleson
Post Number: 1056
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 03:47 pm: |
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I have some of those, but what I tend to actually use is a piece of PVC plumbing pipe with a couple of pieces of double-sided foam adhesive tape stuck to the end. The adhesive sticks much more strongly with much less force applied than a plain rubber stopper.
Where you're trying to grip the outside of the object, a pair of rubber dish-washing gloves has proven to give a better grip than any of the rubber sheet things I've tried, and they are cheap and readily available. |
Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 23
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 04:04 pm: |
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Some good tips here !
Nice tip about the dishwashing gloves Rick. Never saw that before.
I often use rubber door stoppers which can be cheaply bought in DIY-shops. Another cheap source for rubber tools are old innertubes from bycicle tyres.
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Monopix
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Username: Monopix
Post Number: 108
Registered: 11-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 03:50 am: |
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I've resorted to double sided sticky tape as well when I need something with extra grip. But I use the thin double sided tape rather than the foam as I find the foam will separate if you apply too much pressure to it. |
