Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier wrote: <It seems to me that it would be simple to make an inexpensive copy. At your <local hardware store you could pick up a suitable hinge. One could then saw <and/or file out the correct profile. <John Collier Dear Luggers, I made a template from the translucent plastic that comes with 3-ring binders. I mark the shape on the leader with an extra fine Expresso and then cut with small scissors so I can get a good curve that won't split. Another thing that works for me: when loading my IIIf, I leave the rewind lever on "rewind" while I insert the film. I then wiggle the wind knob; almost every time a sprocket tooth pops up through the perforation. Then I close the base and put the lever to A. If the tooth doesn't appear, I start over. Alan Magayne-Roshak