Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/11

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Shades of hoods!
From: Austin Franklin <austin@darkroom.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:39:18 -0400

>>> I'm working on a fix for both. The hood is simple - maybe - just have
>>> someone turn a tube to fit/glue on an old filter ring then screw it in
>
>>I think I know what you mean...and if it's what I think you mean, I like
>>the idea.  I don't understand what "turn a tube" means...would you please 
>>clarify that?
>
> Chuck (place in a holder in the headstock of the lathe)a piece of plastic 
> material in a lathe and bore the internal diameter to slip over a filter
> ring then glue it.

Got it.  Duh.  It was actually 'tube' that threw me off, I was thinking in 
terms of a rubber inner tube...  How about glue felt of appropriate 
thickness around the filter...that's how lense caps are held on some of my 
lenses...