Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/07/16

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: The KFC M6
From: Bob Sperling <bowtie@abest.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 16:49:37 -0400
 
At 08:14 AM 7/16/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Regarding the quality of M6 vs older M's - didn't they use
>guttapercha before M6?
>
>(BTW, my relatively new M6 also broke while under the
>passport warranty.)
>
>- Ihtisham
>
Guttapercha is rubber-like substance used in golf balls and in dentistry.  I
use it to repair breaks in the vulcanite covering of Leica shells.  When
painted black it can make an invisible repair to cracks and splits. in the
covering.
Bowtie