Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Or put on a pair of rubber gloves then put the adaptor under a lot of hot running water then turn it off. On 3/21/15 2:20 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Thanks, Frank, but the 1 mm edge of an LTM/M adapter can't be gripped by > anything I know of that won't leave tool marks. Your pads would > probably work fine, but duct tape was closer at hand. :-) > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 3/21/2015 1:10 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: >> This can also be done with silicone pot holders, rubber bottle openers, >> etc. >> Place pad on table, put stuck items face down on pad, turn. Should work >> fine. >> >> An even older trick was to use 2 elastic bands.... big ones.... place one >> around each of the 2 parts to separate, around each part with a big loop >> on >> the outside, tighten, turn one relative to the other, and that sometimes >> works even better, especially for this items like filters that are stuck >> together..... >> >> What does not work is trying to grab one relative to the other and >> turning.... but you learn that one rather quickly..... >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net >> >> >> >> I have had a Voigtlander LTM/M adapter stuck in another adapter for about >> a >> year. Finally, today, I decided to separate the two pieces. I tore off >> about 6 or 7 inches of duct tape and folded them, sticky side out, to make >> loop. I stuck one side to my work bench and placed the Voigtlander >> adapter >> against the sticky surface. With a strong twist, they separated. No >> scratches or tool marks on either piece! >> >> I thought this might be useful to someone else. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/