Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Alex, > I am enjoying Tom's rapidwinders, more I use 'em, more I like 'em, but I > also think that the lock (on one of a pair) is not quite stiff enough. It > has not yet caused a problem, it just doesn't have much resistance. > How did Tom do the adjustment? Could I have a go at that myself or is it a > job for 'the creator' only?? You forgot to ask one of the biggest buyer of Rapidwinders! Having bought more than fifty of these over the past few months I hope I know a thing or two about these beautiful creations. The adjustment is very simple: Take a look at the locking disc on the top plate of the winder, on the side of it there is a screw. Remove this screw and gently remove ths locking disc. You will see a copper shim resting on the top plate. Simply remove this shim and reassemble the locking disc and screw. Please do not over-tighten the screw. You will notice the winder now fits a bit tighter than before. Any more questions, please e-mail me privately. I have adjusted more than 35 winders over the past six months so I hope I could be of some help here. Regards, Joseph