Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6
From: Chandos Michael Brown <cmbrow@wm.edu>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 12:19:16 -0400
References: <53EB67411602D211846900A0C9C7647A0FD79164@mail3.pica.army.mil>
 
I say use a dremel tool with a coarse grinding wheel.  The improvement will 
be greater, and the metal filings will be easier to spot than sand.

Chandos




At 09:57 AM 8/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
>I would not willingly put sand in my Leica regardless of how careful I might
>be. I know you mean sandpaper but the grit/sand comes off the sandpaper. For
>now, just flip open the back and wiggle it past the film gate.
>
>John Collier
>
> > From: "Nguyen, Olivier T [AMSTA-AR-CCF]" <onguyen@pica.army.mil>
> >
> > can the film guide be sand into a round shape, this way, it won't catch the
> > film ?
Replies: Reply from "Mxsmanic" <mxsmanic@hotmail.com> (Re: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6)
 In reply to: Message from "Nguyen, Olivier T [AMSTA-AR-CCF]" <onguyen@pica.army.mil> (RE: [Leica] Getting film into the film gate in M6)