Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/21

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Subject: A Couple of Nasty Screws
From: bholmes@frii.com (Ben Holmes)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 17:24:56 -0700 (MST)

I figured I'd get the most responses with that subject. Sorry, couldn't
resist. Now I suppose someone will say I'm a child or something...

Anyway, Eric Welch sent me a straight sided zoom finder marked Wetzlar. On
the back there are four screws (the nasty ones I refered to earlier), two of
which have been torn up pretty badly by a mean person with a screw driver
that didn't fit. It looks as if the screws were exposed to the sweat of
someone's brow and have rusted in place. The slot is destroyed, the threads
are rusty and I'm at a loss.

Anybody have a slick way of removing screws like this? The finder is a bit
foggy, otherwise in okay shape. I'd like to open it up and see if it can be
cleaned.

Any ideas would be helpful.

Regards,

Ben W. Holmes

Boulder, CO
USA

bholmes@frii.com