Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/03

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Subject: Re: Field-of-view selector
From: bholmes@frii.com (Ben Holmes)
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:16:48 -0700 (MST)

>Ian Stanley wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings to all,
>> 
>>         The other day the screw holding the field of view selector on my
>> M4-P decided to come loose.  Are they any tricks for tightening this screw
>> and keeping it in place?  There are no indentations or slots on the face of
>> the screw to tighten it.
>> 
>>         Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Ian Stanley
>> 
>> Kathmandu, Nepal
>
>Ian,

A tool can be manufactured out of .050" - .075" aluminum or steel. With a
caliper measure the diameter of the screw-down. In one end of a piece of
material of the above thickness drill a hole the size of the screw-down +
.010". From the other end make a cut on center which runs from the hole to
the end of the material. Use steel wool or a wheel to break any edges which
may damage the camera. That's it.

You can make these in every size to match all of the fittings on the M.

 
Regards,

Ben W. Holmes

Boulder, CO
USA

bholmes@frii.com