Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Tilt-all Parts Problem
From: "Jem Kime" <realcamera@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:31:09 -0000
References: <001b01c29401$3226d8c0$0316fea9@ccasony01> <3DE14D8A.25A67B9A@attbi.com> <42775568.1038170700@berkshire.ldp.com>

Sherry Krauter lists herself as a Tiltall parts supplier/repairer,
Perhaps she might have some of the older parts?
Regards,
Jem
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rolfe Tessem" <rolfe@ldp.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Tilt-all Parts Problem


>
>
> --On Sunday, November 24, 2002 5:07 PM -0500 "John O. Newell"
> <jnewell@attbi.com> wrote:
>
> > My old Leitz-made Tiltall has lost one of the rubber feet.
> > Apparently the new manufacturer has changed the foot design
> > (looks better, actually, but that's a different matter).
> > Does anyone know where to obtain some suitable replacement?
> > Looks like I need a 3/4" ID rubber cap.  I thought it would
> > be easy to find a replacement, but so far no luck.
> >
> > In the alternative, does anyone know what the thread on the
> > new feet is?  B&H sells the feet as replacement parts, but
> > I'd need to thread the inside of the lower leg.  I doubt I
> > can walk into the local hardware store and get the right
> > tap... :-(
>
> I'm not sure about the difference between the Leitz-labelled Tiltall and
> the more recent ones, but the feet are definitely available as are the
> other individual parts. If you do a Google search, you will turn up the
> manufacturer (or it may be the importer) and they will tell you how to
> place an order if you call them on the phone (there are some language
> difficulties, as it is a far-eastern concern in Brooklyn I believe). It
may
> be that these are the same parts that B&H stocks, but perhaps they will be
> able to supply parts for the older version as well.
>
> I thought that all the Tiltalls had interchangable parts, so the fact that
> they do not is news to me.
>
> I went throught this drill a couple of years ago and the feet are so cheap
> that I ordered a dozen while I was at it so as to avoid redoing the
> exercise anytime soon :-).
>
> --
> Rolfe Tessem
> rolfe@ldp.com
> Lucky Duck Productions, Inc.
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Message from "John O. Newell" <jnewell@attbi.com> ([Leica] Tilt-all Parts Problem)
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