Re: Vulcanite: [Leica] Friday FS: Nickel + Dime

[Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>]

Howdy
When the adhesive dries out the edges
start cracking off with use. As long as the adhesive is sticking ok
nothing will crack or chip off unless the camera is knocked very hard.against a
sharp edge.
My IIIa was developing severe de-gluing problems so I poured lots of thinned out
contact cement
until I saw it draining from the other side of the Vulcanite. Then I squeezed
the thing together until the cement dried
That should last another 30 years. Consequentially my 1936 IIIa, The toughest
and most solid Leica ever made,
has never gotten skinned alive!
Javier



David Kieltyka wrote:

> Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu> wrote (edited):
>
> > It [Vulcanite] was a poor choice of material - but Leitz
> > was not alone. Konica made their Model I with Vulcanite
> > and it [deterioration] is a chronic problem on that
> > camera, too.
>
> Not to belittle the problems you and others have experienced with
> Vulcanite...but my M2 is still going strong with nary a chip, crack or
> dimple after 38+ years. This camera has been repeatedly exposed to both
> mid-summer sunlight & heat in Upper Egypt and sub-zero mid-winter cold in
> Upper Michigan. It's been in locales as dry as Death Valley and as humid as
> Singapore for extended periods. Maybe I'm just fortunate and my camera is
> covered by a particularly robust batch of the stuff. ?? I just wish
> everything else I own of early '60s vintage were as well preserved. I admit
> to doing a fine job working nose oils into the camera back, but this doesn't
> account for the front also being near pristine. And I try to always wash my
> hands before taking photos too. <g>
>
> I've seen the Fargo material (as Dan Post says it looks just like Vulcanite)
> and will probably opt for it should my M2 ever need a re-cover.
>
> -Dave-


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