Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Optech makes one for the M's. O-ring sealed. 15.95 @ B&H http://tinyurl.com/m57ro4d On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 1:41 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Great to hear, Frank! Make sure you let it cure for 24 hours before you > start using the caps. > I know this is a case of belt and suspenders, but we are talking expensive > lenses here ;-) > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 27 Dec 2014, at 07:20, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > > Update.... > > > > Epoxy seems to be holding... Looks Good! > > > > Thanks Nathan for the idea and implementation idea... the sanding off of > all > > the protruding bits worked ncely.... > > Effectively I glued 2 flat backs together..... > > > > Frank Filippone > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > > > >> I just finished epoxying the 2 caps together. I first sanded off the > >> back of both caps. Thuis was done by sanding the backs against a flat > >> plate ( > >> MDF) that had glued on sandpaper. Took about 3 minutes to sand off > >> the backs evenly. > >> > >> More to follow.... > >> > >> Frank Filippone > >> Red735i at verizon.net > >> > >> I think if I were home-building a rig to hold two lenses worth several > >> thousand dollars each together, I'd invest in drilling a hole between > >> the two caps and poking a fifty cent stainless steel bolt through the > >> hole, and secure it with a twenty cent stainless steel lock washer and > >> a thity cent stainless steel lock nut. > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >