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: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:44:45 -0400 (EDT)
 
you can clean out the metal filings with a shop air hose at about 100psi.
keep the shutter open on "B" (you can use a locking cable release)
as you do this to prevent it from blowing out.

- -rei

> From: Chandos Michael Brown <cmbrow@wm.edu>
> 
> 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